31 USC § 309 - Office of Thrift Supervision

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title: "31 USC § 309 - Office of Thrift Supervision"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "309"
section_name: "Office of Thrift Supervision"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–73, title III, § 307(a)(1), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 352; amended Pub. L. 103–272, § 4(f)(1)(A), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1361.)"
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# 1 Office of Thrift Supervision

See References in Text note below.

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The Office of Thrift Supervision established under section 3(a)  of the Home Owners’ Loan Act shall be an office in the Department of the Treasury.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–73, title III, § 307(a)(1), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 352; amended Pub. L. 103–272, § 4(f)(1)(A), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1361.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 3(a) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act, referred to in text, which established the Office of Thrift Supervision, was classified to , Banks and Banking, and was struck out by , , .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 309 was renumbered .

### Amendments

1994— substituted “section 3(a)” for “section 2A(a)”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

Office of Thrift Supervision abolished and functions transferred to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation by sections 5412 and 5413 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.