31 CFR § 149.1 - Authority and purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s149.1"
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title: "31 CFR § 149.1 - Authority and purpose."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "149.1"
section_name: "Authority and purpose."
chapter_name: "MONETARY OFFICES, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "149"
part_name: "CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM OBLIGATION LIMITATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 321 and 12 U.S.C. 5390."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 37558, June 22, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "149"
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# 149.1 Authority and purpose.

(a) *Authority.* This part is issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) under section 210(n)(7) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act).

(b) *Purpose.* The purpose of this part is to issue implementing regulations as required by the Act. The part governs the calculation of the maximum obligation limitation which limits the aggregate amount of outstanding obligations the FDIC may issue or incur in connection with the orderly liquidation of a covered financial company.