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15 U.S.C. § 80a–51 — Short title

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15 U.S.C. § 80a–51 — Short title

This subchapter may be cited as the “Investment Company Act of 1940”.

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15 U.S.C. § 77c — Classes of securities under this subchapter

**(a) Exempted securities** Except as hereinafter expressly provided, the provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to any of the following classes of securities: (1) Reserved. (2) Any security issued or guaranteed by the United States or any territory thereof, or by the District of Columbia, or by any State of the United States, or by any political subdivision of a State or territory, or by any public instrumentality of one or more States or territories, or by any person controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the Government of the United States pursuant to authority granted by the Congress of the United States; or any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing; or any security issued or guaranteed by any bank; or any security issued by or representing an interest in or a direct obligation of a Federal Reserve bank; or any interest or participation in any common trust fund or similar fund that is excluded from the definition of the term “investment company” under section 3(c)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [[15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(3)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section80a–3/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim)]; or any security which is an industrial development bond (as defined in section 103(c)(2) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 26) the interest on which is excludable from gross income under section 103(a)(1) 1 of title 26 if, by reason of the application of paragraph (4) or (6) of section 103(c) 1 of title 26 (determined as if paragraphs (4)(A), (5), and (7) were not included in such section 103(c)),1 paragraph (1) of such section 103(c) 1 does not apply to such security; or any interest or participation in a single trust fund, or in a collective trust fund maintained by a bank, o

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11 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

In this title the following definitions shall apply: (1) The term “accountant” means accountant authorized under applicable law to practice public accounting, and includes professional accounting association, corporation, or partnership, if so authorized. (2) The term “affiliate” means— (A) entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities— (i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or (ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote; (B) corporation 20 percent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by the debtor, or by an entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities— (i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or (ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote; (C) person whose business is operated under a lease or operating agreement by a debtor, or person substantially all of whose property is operated under an operating agreement with the debtor; or (D) entity that operates the business or substantially all of the property of the debtor under a lease or operating agreement. (3) The term “assisted person” means any person whose debts consist primarily of consumer debts and the value of whose nonexempt property is less than $150,000.11 See Adjustment of Dollar Amounts not

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12 U.S.C. § 1464 — Federal savings associations

**(a) In general** In order to provide thrift institutions for the deposit of funds and for the extension of credit for homes and other goods and services, the Comptroller of the Currency is authorized, under such regulations as the Comptroller of the Currency may prescribe— (1) to provide for the organization, incorporation, examination, operation, and regulation of associations to be known as Federal savings associations (including Federal savings banks), and (2) to issue charters therefor, giving primary consideration of the best practices of thrift institutions in the United States. The lending and investment powers conferred by this section are intended to encourage such institutions to provide credit for housing safely and soundly. **(b) Deposits and related powers** (1) **Deposit accounts** (A) Subject to the terms of its charter and regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, a Federal savings association may— (i) raise funds through such deposit, share, or other accounts, including demand deposit accounts (hereafter in this section referred to as “accounts”); and (ii) issue passbooks, certificates, or other evidence of accounts. (B) A Federal savings association may not permit any overdraft (including an intraday overdraft) on behalf of an affiliate, or incur any such overdraft in such savings association’s account at a Federal reserve bank or Federal home loan bank on behalf of an affiliate.All savings accounts and demand accounts shall have the same priority upon liquidation. Holders of accounts and obligors of a Federal savings association shall, to such extent as may be provided by its charter or by regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, be members of the savings association, and shall have such voting rights and such other

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12 U.S.C. § 1820a — Examination of investment companies

**(a) Exclusive Commission authority** Except as provided in subsection (c), a Federal banking agency may not inspect or examine any registered investment company that is not a bank holding company or a savings and loan holding company. **(b) Examination results and other information** The Commission shall provide to any Federal banking agency, upon request, the results of any examination, reports, records, or other information with respect to any registered investment company to the extent necessary for the agency to carry out its statutory responsibilities. **(c) Certain examinations authorized** Nothing in this section shall prevent the Corporation, if the Corporation finds it necessary to determine the condition of an insured depository institution for insurance purposes, from examining an affiliate of any insured depository institution, pursuant to its authority under [section 1820(b)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1820/b/4&num=0&edition=prelim), as may be necessary to disclose fully the relationship between the insured depository institution and the affiliate, and the effect of such relationship on the insured depository institution. **(d) Definitions** For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) **Bank holding company** — The term “bank holding company” has the meaning given the term in [section 1841 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1841&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. (3) **Corporation** — The term “Corporation” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (4) **Federal banking agency** — The term “Federal banking agency” has

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12 U.S.C. § 1831a — Activities of insured State banks

**(a) Permissible activities** (1) **In general** — After the end of the 1-year period beginning on December 19, 1991, an insured State bank may not engage as principal in any type of activity that is not permissible for a national bank unless— (A) the Corporation has determined that the activity would pose no significant risk to the Deposit Insurance Fund; and (B) the State bank is, and continues to be, in compliance with applicable capital standards prescribed by the appropriate Federal banking agency. (2) **Processing period** (A) *In general* — The Corporation shall make a determination under paragraph (1)(A) not later than 60 days after receipt of a completed application that may be required under this subsection. (B) *Extension of time period* — The Corporation may extend the 60-day period referred to in subparagraph (A) for not more than 30 additional days, and shall notify the applicant of any such extension. **(b) Insurance underwriting** (1) **In general** — Notwithstanding subsection (a), an insured State bank may not engage in insurance underwriting except to the extent that activity is permissible for national banks. (2) **Exception for certain federally reinsured crop insurance** — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an insured State bank or any of its subsidiaries that provided insurance on or before September 30, 1991, which was reinsured in whole or in part by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation may continue to provide such insurance. **(c) Equity investments by insured State banks** (1) **In general** — An insured State bank may not, directly or indirectly, acquire or retain any equity investment of a type that is not permissible for a national bank. (2) **Exception for certain subsidiaries** — Paragraph (1) shall not pro

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12 U.S.C. § 1843 — Interests in nonbanking organizations

**(a) Ownership or control of voting shares of any company not a bank; engagement in activities other than banking** Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no bank holding company shall— (1) after May 9, 1956, acquire direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any company which is not a bank, or (2) after two years from the date as of which it becomes a bank holding company, or in the case of a company which has been continuously affiliated since May 15, 1955, with a company which was registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 [[15 U.S.C. 80a–1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section80a–1&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], prior to May 15, 1955, in such a manner as to constitute an affiliated company within the meaning of that Act, after December 31, 1978, or, in the case of any company which becomes, as a result of the enactment of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970, a bank holding company on December 31, 1970, after December 31, 1980, retain direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any company which is not a bank or bank holding company or engage in any activities other than (A) those of banking or of managing or controlling banks and other subsidiaries authorized under this chapter or of furnishing services to or performing services for its subsidiaries, and (B) those permitted under paragraph (8) of subsection (c) of this section subject to all the conditions specified in such paragraph or in any order or regulation issued by the Board under such paragraph: Provided, That a company covered in 1970 may also engage in those activities in which directly or through a subsidiary (i) it was lawfully engaged on June 30, 1968 (or on a date subsequent to June 30, 196

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12 U.S.C. § 1844 — Administration

**(a) Registration of bank holding company** Within one hundred and eighty days after May 9, 1956, or within one hundred and eighty days after becoming a bank holding company, whichever is later, each bank holding company shall register with the Board on forms prescribed by the Board, which shall include such information with respect to the financial condition and operations, management, and intercompany relationships of the bank holding company and its subsidiaries, and related matters, as the Board may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The Board may, in its discretion, extend the time within which a bank holding company shall register and file the requisite information. A declaration filed in accordance with section 1843(l)(1)(C) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection with regard to the registration of a bank holding company but not any requirement to file an application to acquire a bank pursuant to [section 1842 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1842&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Regulations and orders** The Board is authorized to issue such regulations and orders, including regulations and orders relating to the capital requirements for bank holding companies, as may be necessary to enable it to administer and carry out the purposes of this chapter and prevent evasions thereof. In establishing capital regulations pursuant to this subsection, the Board shall seek to make such requirements countercyclical, so that the amount of capital required to be maintained by a company increases in times of economic expansion and decreases in times of economic contraction, consistent with the safety and soundness of the co

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12 U.S.C. § 1851 — Prohibitions on proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds

**(a) In general** (1) **Prohibition** — Unless otherwise provided in this section, a banking entity shall not— (A) engage in proprietary trading; or (B) acquire or retain any equity, partnership, or other ownership interest in or sponsor a hedge fund or a private equity fund. (2) **Nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board** — Any nonbank financial company supervised by the Board that engages in proprietary trading or takes or retains any equity, partnership, or other ownership interest in or sponsors a hedge fund or a private equity fund shall be subject, by rule, as provided in subsection (b)(2), to additional capital requirements for and additional quantitative limits with regards to such proprietary trading and taking or retaining any equity, partnership, or other ownership interest in or sponsorship of a hedge fund or a private equity fund, except that permitted activities as described in subsection (d) shall not be subject to the additional capital and additional quantitative limits except as provided in subsection (d)(3), as if the nonbank financial company supervised by the Board were a banking entity. **(b) Study and rulemaking** (1) **Study** — Not later than 6 months after July 21, 2010, the Financial Stability Oversight Council shall study and make recommendations on implementing the provisions of this section so as to— (A) promote and enhance the safety and soundness of banking entities; (B) protect taxpayers and consumers and enhance financial stability by minimizing the risk that insured depository institutions and the affiliates of insured depository institutions will engage in unsafe and unsound activities; (C) limit the inappropriate transfer of Federal subsidies from institutions that benefit from deposit insurance and li

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12 U.S.C. § 2279bb — Securities in credit enhanced pools

**(a) Federal laws** (1) **Applicability of certain Federal securities laws** — For purposes of [section 77c(a)(2) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section77c/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), no security representing an interest in, or obligations backed by, a pool of qualified loans for which guarantees have been provided by the Corporation shall be deemed to be a security issued or guaranteed by a person controlled or supervised by, or acting as an instrumentality of, the Government of the United States. No such security shall be deemed to be a “government security” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [[15 U.S.C. 78a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [[15 U.S.C. 80a–1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section80a–1&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. (2) **No full faith and credit of the United States** — Each security for which credit enhancement has been provided by the Corporation shall clearly indicate that the security is not an obligation of, and is not guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the Farm Credit Administration, the United States, or any other agency or instrumentality of the United States (other than the Corporation). **(b) State securities laws** (1) **General exemption** — Any security or obligation that has been provided a guarantee by the Corporation shall be exempt from any law of any State with respect to or requiring registration or qualification of securities or real estate to the same extent as any obligation issued by, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality

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12 U.S.C. § 5321 — Definitions

As used in this Act, the following definitions shall apply, except as the context otherwise requires or as otherwise specifically provided in this Act: (1) **Affiliate** — The term “affiliate” has the same meaning as in [section 1813 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Appropriate Federal banking agency** — On and after the transfer date, the term “appropriate Federal banking agency” has the same meaning as in [section 1813(q) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813/q&num=0&edition=prelim), as amended by title III.11 See References in Text note below. (3) **Board of Governors** — The term “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (4) **Bureau** — The term “Bureau” means the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection established under title X.1 (5) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, except in the context of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (6) **Commodity futures terms** — The terms “futures commission merchant”, “swap”, “swap dealer”, “swap execution facility”, “derivatives clearing organization”, “board of trade”, “commodity trading advisor”, “commodity pool”, and “commodity pool operator” have the same meanings as given the terms in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act ([7 U.S.C. 1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) [[7 U.S.C. 1a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1a&num=0&edition=prelim)]. (7) **Corporation** — The term “Corporation” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (8) **Council** — The ter

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