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Main article: Code of Federal Regulations CFR Title 12 – Banks and Banking is one of 50 titles composing the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and contains the principal set of rules and regulations issued by federal agencies regarding banks and banking. It is available in digital and printed form and can be referenced online using the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e ...
[15] [full citation needed] Some state banking regulations also contain similar lending limits applicable to state-chartered banks. [16] Both federal and state laws generally allow for a higher lending limit (up to 25% of capital and surplus for national banks) when the portion of the credit that exceeds the initial lending limit is fully secured.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a United States government corporation supplying deposit insurance to depositors in American commercial banks and savings banks. [ 8 ] : 15 The FDIC was created by the Banking Act of 1933 , enacted during the Great Depression to restore trust in the American banking system.
The NCUA and FDIC offer the same amount of coverage for deposit accounts. Both provide standard deposit insurance of $250,000 per individual depositor, per insured institution.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act of 1950, Pub. L. 81–797, 64 Stat. 873, enacted September 21, 1950 by the 81st United States Congress and signed into law by Harry S. Truman is a statute that governs the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) provides deposit insurance to depositors in U.S. commercial banks and savings banks. The FDIC was created by the 1933 Banking Act, enacted during the Great Depression to restore trust in the American banking system. Member banks' insurance dues are the primary source of funding.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is a formal U.S. government interagency body composed of five banking regulators that is "empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms to promote uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions". [2]
[3] These rules increased pressure on banks to make mortgage home loans to inner-city and rural areas. [4] Savings and loans were no longer allowed to acquire "junk bonds" (aka High-yield debt) and were required to dispose of their holdings of these bonds by 1994. They were also required to mark them to the lower of cost or market value. [5]