31 CFR § 566.303 - Covered financial institution.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s566.303"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "31 CFR § 566.303 - Covered financial institution."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "566.303"
section_name: "Covered financial institution."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "566"
part_name: "HIZBALLAH FINANCIAL SANCTIONS REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 114-102, 129 Stat. 2205 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); Pub. L. 115-272, 132 Stat. 4144 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note)."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 22186, Apr. 15, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "566"
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# 566.303 Covered financial institution.

The term *covered financial institution* means a broker or dealer in securities registered, or required to be registered, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a *et seq.*), except persons who register pursuant to section 15(b)(11) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; a futures commission merchant or an introducing broker registered, or required to be registered, with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 *et seq.*), except persons who register pursuant to section 4(f)(a)(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act; or a mutual fund.