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

Page 1228 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–485, § 7(a), (b), expanded the list of acts requiring prior approval of the Board by including therein any action that causes a bank to be- come a subsidiary of a bank holding company and sub- stituted provisions excepting shares that are held under a trust that constitutes a company as defined in section 1841(b) of this title and excepting shares as pro- vided in pars. (2) and (3) of section 1841(g) of this title from the effect of the clause lifting the requirements of prior Board approved in the case of shares acquired by a bank in good faith in a fiduciary capacity for provi- sions excepting shares held for the benefit of the share- holders of a bank from the effect of the clause. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–485, § 7(c), inserted provision prohibiting any acquisition, merger, or consolidation that would result in a monopoly or would further any combination or conspiracy to monopolize the banking business in any part of the United States or would sub- stantially lessen competition or in any manner be in restraint of trade unless the public interest clearly out- weighed the anticompetitive effects and substituted provisions requiring the Board to take into consider- ation the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the company or bank concerned and the convenience and needs of the community to be served for provisions requiring the Board to take into consid- eration the financial history of the company or bank concerned, its prospects, the character of its manage- ment, the needs of the community, and the public in- terest. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89–485, § 7(d), substituted provi- sions restricting expansion to state in which the oper- ations of the bank holding company’s banking subsidi- aries were principally conducted, defined, as that state in which total deposits of all such banking subsidiaries were largest, on July 1, 1966, or the date on which the company became a bank holding company, whichever is later, for provisions restricting expansion to state in which the holding company maintains its principal of- fice and place of business or in which it conducts its principal operations. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 604(d) of Pub. L. 111–203 effec- tive on the transfer date, see section 604(j) of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 1462 of this title. Amendment by section 607(a) of Pub. L. 111–203 effec- tive on the transfer date, see section 607(c) of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 1831u of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 109–173 effective Mar. 31, 2006, see section 9(j) of Pub. L. 109–173, set out as a note under section 24 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2004 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 108–386 effective Oct. 30, 2004, and, except as otherwise provided, applicable with re- spect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year, see sections 8(i) and 9 of Pub. L. 108–386, set out as notes under section 321 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 327(a)(2), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 319, as amended by Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, § 6202(i), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3746, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this sec- tion] shall apply with respect to any application sub- mitted to the Board of Governors of the Federal Re- serve System under section 3 of the Bank Holding Com- pany Act of 1956 [12 U.S.C. 1842] after December 31, [sic].’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 106–102 effective 120 days after Nov. 12, 1999, see section 161 of Pub. L. 106–102, set out as a note under section 24 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103–328 effective at end of 1- year period beginning on Sept. 29, 1994, see section 101(e) of Pub. L. 103–328, set out as a note under section 1828 of this title. TERMINATION DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–221 repealed on Oct. 1, 1981, see section 712(c) of Pub. L. 96–221, set out as a note under section 27 of this title. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY ACQUISITION AND NET WORTH GUARANTEE PROVISIONS OF PUB. L. 97–320 No amendment made by section 141(a) of Pub. L. 97–320, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title, as in effect before Aug. 10, 1987, to any other provision of law to be deemed to have taken effect before such date and any such provision of law to be in effect as if no such amendment had been made before such date, see section 509(c) of Pub. L. 100–86, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title. No amendment made by section 141(a) of Pub. L. 97–320, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title, as in effect on the day before Oct. 8, 1986, to any other provision of law to be deemed to have taken effect be- fore such date and any such provision of law to be in ef- fect as if no such amendment had taken effect before such date, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 99–452, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title. Section 141(a) of Pub. L. 97–320, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title, as in effect on the day after Aug. 27, 1986, applicable as if included in Pub. L. 97–320 on Oct. 15, 1982, with no amendment made by such section to any other provision of law to be deemed to have taken effect before Aug. 27, 1986, and any such provision of law to be in effect as if no such amendment had taken effect before Aug. 27, 1986, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 99–400, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title. § 1843. Interests in nonbanking organizations (a) Ownership or control of voting shares of any company not a bank; engagement in activi- ties other than banking Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no bank holding company shall— (1) after May 9, 1956, acquire direct or indi- rect 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 continu- ously affiliated since May 15, 1955, with a com- pany which was registered under the Invest- ment Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a–1 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 be- comes, 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 ac- tivities other than (A) those of banking or of managing or controlling banks and other sub- sidiaries 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 regula- Page 1229 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 tion issued by the Board under such para- graph: 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, 1968 in the case of activities carried on as the result of the acqui- sition by such company or subsidiary, pursu- ant to a binding written contract entered into on or before June 30, 1968, of another company engaged in such activities at the time of the acquisition), and (ii) it has been continuously engaged since June 30, 1968 (or such subse- quent date). The Board by order, after oppor- tunity for hearing, may terminate the author- ity conferred by the preceding proviso on any company to engage directly or through a sub- sidiary in any activity otherwise permitted by that proviso if it determines, having due re- gard to the purposes of this chapter, that such action is necessary to prevent undue con- centration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound banking practices; and in the case of any such company controlling a bank having bank as- sets in excess of $60,000,000 on or after Decem- ber 31, 1970, the Board shall determine, within two years after such date (or, if later, within two years after the date on which the bank as- sets first exceed $60,000,000), whether the au- thority conferred by the preceding proviso with respect to such company should be termi- nated as provided in this sentence. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any bank holding company referred to in the preceding proviso, or any subsidiary thereof, to engage in activities authorized by that pro- viso through the acquisition, pursuant to a contract entered into after June 30, 1968, of any interest in or the assets of a going concern engaged in such activities. Any company which is authorized to engage in any activity pursuant to the preceding proviso or sub- section (d) of this section but, as a result of action of the Board, is required to terminate such activity may (notwithstanding any oth- erwise applicable time limit prescribed in this paragraph) retain the ownership or control of shares in any company carrying on such activ- ity for a period of ten years from the date on which its authority was so terminated by the Board. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, if any company that became a bank holding company as a result of the en- actment of the Competitive Equality Amend- ments of 1987 acquired, between March 5, 1987, and August 10, 1987, an institution that be- came a bank as a result of the enactment of such Amendments, that company shall, upon the enactment of such Amendments, imme- diately come into compliance with the re- quirements of this chapter. The Board is authorized, upon application by a bank holding company, to extend the two year period referred to in paragraph (2) above from time to time as to such bank holding company for not more than one year at a time, if, in its judgment, such an extension would not be detri- mental to the public interest, but no such exten- sions shall in the aggregate exceed three years. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the period ending December 31, 1980, re- ferred to in paragraph (2) above, may be ex- tended by the Board of Governors to December 31, 1984, but only for the divestiture by a bank holding company of real estate or interests in real estate lawfully acquired for investment or development. In making its decision whether to grant such extension, the Board shall consider whether the company has made a good faith ef- fort to divest such interests and whether such extension is necessary to avert substantial loss to the company. (b) Statement purporting to represent shares of any company except a bank or bank holding company After two years from May 9, 1956, no certifi- cate evidencing shares of any bank holding com- pany shall bear any statement purporting to represent shares of any other company except a bank or a bank holding company, nor shall the ownership, sale, or transfer of shares of any bank holding company be conditioned in any manner whatsoever upon the ownership, sale, or transfer of shares of any other company except a bank or a bank holding company. (c) Exemptions The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to (i) any company that was on January 4, 1977, both a bank holding company and a labor, agricultural, or horticultural organization ex- empt from taxation under section 501 of title 26, or to any labor, agricultural, or horticultural organization to which all or substantially all of the assets of such company are hereafter trans- ferred, or (ii) a company covered in 1970 more than 85 per centum of the voting stock of which was collectively owned on June 30, 1968, and con- tinuously thereafter, directly or indirectly, by or for members of the same family, or their spouses, who are lineal descendants of common ancestors; and such prohibitions shall not, with respect to any other bank holding company, apply to— (1) shares of any company engaged or to be engaged solely in one or more of the following activities: (A) holding or operating properties used wholly or substantially by any banking subsidiary of such bank holding company in the operations of such banking subsidiary or acquired for such future use; or (B) conducting a safe deposit business; or (C) furnishing serv- ices to or performing services for such bank holding company or its banking subsidiaries; or (D) liquidating assets acquired from such bank holding company or its banking subsidi- aries or acquired from any other source prior to May 9, 1956, or the date on which such com- pany became a bank holding company, which- ever is later; (2) shares acquired by a bank holding com- pany or any of its subsidiaries in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted in good faith, but such shares shall be disposed of within a period of two years from the date on which they were acquired, except that the Board is authorized upon application by such bank holding company to extend such period of two years from time to time as to such holding company if, in its judgment, such an extension would not be detrimental to the public inter- Page 1230 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 est, and, in the case of a bank holding com- pany which has not disposed of such shares within 5 years after the date on which such shares were acquired, the Board may, upon the application of such company, grant additional exemptions if, in the judgment of the Board, such extension would not be detrimental to the public interest and, either the bank hold- ing company has made a good faith attempt to dispose of such shares during such 5-year pe- riod, or the disposal of such shares during such 5-year period would have been detrimental to the company, except that the aggregate dura- tion of such extensions shall not extend be- yond 10 years after the date on which such shares were acquired; (3) shares acquired by such bank holding company from any of its subsidiaries which subsidiary has been requested to dispose of such shares by any Federal or State authority having statutory power to examine such sub- sidiary, but such bank holding company shall dispose of such shares within a period of two years from the date on which they were ac- quired; (4) shares held or acquired by a bank in good faith in a fiduciary capacity, except where such shares are held under a trust that con- stitutes a company as defined in section 1841(b) of this title and except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1841(g) of this title; (5) shares which are of the kinds and amounts eligible for investment by national banking associations under the provisions of section 24 of this title; (6) shares of any company which do not in- clude more than 5 per centum of the out- standing voting shares of such company; (7) shares of an investment company which is not a bank holding company and which is not engaged in any business other than invest- ing in securities, which securities do not in- clude more than 5 per centum of the out- standing voting shares of any company; (8) shares of any company the activities of which had been determined by the Board by regulation or order under this paragraph as of the day before November 12, 1999, to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper in- cident thereto (subject to such terms and con- ditions contained in such regulation or order, unless modified by the Board); (9) shares held or activities conducted by any company organized under the laws of a foreign country the greater part of whose busi- ness is conducted outside the United States, if the Board by regulation or order determines that, under the circumstances and subject to the conditions set forth in the regulation or order, the exemption would not be substan- tially at variance with the purposes of this chapter and would be in the public interest; (10) shares lawfully acquired and owned prior to May 9, 1956, by a bank which is a bank hold- ing company, or by any of its wholly owned subsidiaries; (11) shares owned directly or indirectly by a company covered in 1970 in a company which does not engage in any activities other than those in which the bank holding company, or its subsidiaries, may engage by virtue of this section, but nothing in this paragraph author- izes any bank holding company, or subsidiary thereof, to acquire any interest in or the as- sets of any going concern (except pursuant to a binding written contract entered into before June 30, 1968, or pursuant to another provision of this chapter) other than one which was a subsidiary on June 30, 1968; (12) shares retained or acquired, or activities engaged in, by any company which becomes, as a result of the enactment of the Bank Hold- ing Company Act Amendments of 1970, a bank holding company on December 31, 1970, or by any subsidiary thereof, if such company— (A) within the applicable time limits pre- scribed in subsection (a)(2) of this section (i) ceases to be a bank holding company, or (ii) ceases to retain direct or indirect ownership or control of those shares and to engage in those activities not authorized under this section; and (B) complies with such other conditions as the Board may by regulation or order pre- scribe; (13) shares of, or activities conducted by, any company which does no business in the United States except as an incident to its inter- national or foreign business, if the Board by regulation or order determines that, under the circumstances and subject to the conditions set forth in the regulation or order, the ex- emption would not be substantially at vari- ance with the purposes of this chapter and would be in the public interest; or (14) shares of any company which is an ex- port trading company whose acquisition (in- cluding each acquisition of shares) or forma- tion by a bank holding company has not been disapproved by the Board pursuant to this paragraph, except that such investments, whether direct or indirect, in such shares shall not exceed 5 per centum of the bank holding company’s consolidated capital and surplus. (A)(i) No bank holding company shall in- vest in an export trading company under this paragraph unless the Board has been given sixty days’ prior written notice of such proposed investment and within such period has not issued a notice disapproving the pro- posed investment or extending for up to an- other thirty days the period during which such disapproval may be issued. (ii) The period for disapproval may be ex- tended for such additional thirty-day period only if the Board determines that a bank holding company proposing to invest in an export trading company has not furnished all the information required to be submitted or that in the Board’s judgment any mate- rial information submitted is substantially inaccurate. (iii) The notice required to be filed by a bank holding company shall contain such relevant information as the Board shall re- quire by regulation or by specific request in connection with any particular notice. (iv) The Board may disapprove any pro- posed investment only if— (I) such disapproval is necessary to pre- vent unsafe or unsound banking practices, Page 1231 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 1 See References in Text note below. 2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘or’’. 3 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon. undue concentration of resources, de- creased or unfair competition, or conflicts of interest; (II) the Board finds that such investment would affect the financial or managerial resources of a bank holding company to an extent which is likely to have a materially adverse effect on the safety and soundness of any subsidiary bank of such bank hold- ing company, or (III) the bank holding company fails to furnish the information required under clause (iii). (v) LEVERAGE.—The Board may not dis- approve any proposed investment solely on the basis of the anticipated or proposed asset-to-equity ratio of the export trading company with respect to which such invest- ment is proposed, unless the anticipated or proposed annual average asset-to-equity ratio is greater than 20-to-1. (vi) Within three days after a decision to disapprove an investment, the Board shall notify the bank holding company in writing of the disapproval and shall provide a writ- ten statement of the basis for the dis- approval. (vii) A proposed investment may be made prior to the expiration of the disapproval pe- riod if the Board issues written notice of its intent not to disapprove the investment. (B)(i) The total amount of extensions of credit by a bank holding company which in- vests in an export trading company, when combined with all such extensions of credit by all the subsidiaries of such bank holding company, to an export trading company shall not exceed at any one time 10 per cen- tum of the bank holding company’s consoli- dated capital and surplus. For purposes of the preceding sentence, an extension of cred- it shall not be deemed to include any amount invested by a bank holding company in the shares of an export trading company. (ii) No provision of any other Federal law in effect on October 1, 1982, relating specifi- cally to collateral requirements shall apply with respect to any such extension of credit. (iii) No bank holding company or sub- sidiary of such company which invests in an export trading company may extend credit to such export trading company or to cus- tomers of such export trading company on terms more favorable than those afforded similar borrowers in similar circumstances, and such extension of credit shall not in- volve more than the normal risk of repay- ment or present other unfavorable features. (C) For purposes of this paragraph, an ex- port trading company— (i) may engage in or hold shares of a company engaged in the business of under- writing, selling, or distributing securities in the United States only to the extent that any bank holding company which in- vests in such export trading company may do so under applicable Federal and State banking laws and regulations; and (ii) may not engage in agricultural pro- duction activities or in manufacturing, ex- cept for such incidental product modifica- tion including repackaging, reassembling or extracting byproducts, as is necessary to enable United States goods or services to conform with requirements of a foreign country and to facilitate their sale in for- eign countries. (D) A bank holding company which invests in an export trading company may be re- quired, by the Board, to terminate its in- vestment or may be made subject to such limitations or conditions as may be imposed by the Board, if the Board determines that the export trading company has taken posi- tions in commodities or commodity con- tracts, in securities, or in foreign exchange, other than as may be necessary in the course of the export trading company’s business op- erations. (E) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Edge Act corporation, organized under section 25(a) 1 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 611–631), which is a subsidiary of a bank holding company, or an agreement corporation, operating subject to section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 601 et seq.], which is a subsidiary of a bank holding company, may invest directly and indirectly in the aggregate up to 5 per centum of its consolidated capital and surplus (25 per cen- tum in the case of a corporation not engaged in banking) in the voting stock of 2 other evidences of ownership in one or more export trading companies. (F) For purposes of this paragraph— (i) the term ‘‘export trading company’’ means a company which does business under the laws of the United States or any State, which is exclusively engaged in ac- tivities related to international trade, and which is organized and operated prin- cipally for purposes of exporting goods or services produced in the United States or for purposes of facilitating the exportation of goods or services produced in the United States by unaffiliated persons by providing one or more export trade services.3 (ii) the term ‘‘export trade services’’ in- cludes, but is not limited to, consulting, international market research, adver- tising, marketing, insurance (other than acting as principal, agent or broker in the sale of insurance on risks resident or lo- cated, or activities performed, in the United States, except for insurance cov- ering the transportation of cargo from any point of origin in the United States to a point of final destination outside the United States), product research and de- sign, legal assistance, transportation, in- cluding trade documentation and freight forwarding, communication and processing of foreign orders to and for exporters and foreign purchasers, warehousing, foreign exchange, financing, and taking title to goods, when provided in order to facilitate the export of goods or services produced in the United States; Page 1232 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 (iii) the term ‘‘bank holding company’’ shall include a bank which (I) is organized solely to do business with other banks and their officers, directors, or employees; (II) is owned primarily by the banks with which it does business; and (III) does not do business with the general public. No such other bank, owning stock in a bank described in this clause that invests in an export trading company, shall extend cred- it to an export trading company in an amount exceeding at any one time 10 per centum of such other bank’s capital and surplus; and (iv) the term ‘‘extension of credit’’ shall have the same meaning given such term in the fourth paragraph of section 371c 1 of this title. (G) DETERMINATION OF STATUS AS EXPORT TRADING COMPANY.— (i) TIME PERIOD REQUIREMENTS.—For pur- poses of determining whether an export trading company is operated principally for the purposes described in subparagraph (F)(i)— (I) the operations of such company dur- ing the 2-year period beginning on the date such company commences oper- ations shall not be taken into account in making any such determination; and (II) not less than 4 consecutive years of operations of such company (not includ- ing any portion of the period referred to in subclause (I)) shall be taken into ac- count in making any such determina- tion. (ii) EXPORT REVENUE REQUIREMENTS.—A company shall not be treated as operated principally for the purposes described in subparagraph (F)(i) unless— (I) the revenues of such company from the export, or facilitating the export, of goods or services produced in the United States exceed the revenues of such com- pany from the import, or facilitating the import, into the United States of goods or services produced outside the United States; and (II) at least 1⁄3 of such company’s total revenues are revenues from the export, or facilitating the export, of goods or services produced in the United States by persons not affiliated with such com- pany. (H) INVENTORY.— (i) NO GENERAL LIMITATION.—The Board may not prescribe by regulation any max- imum dollar amount limitation on the value of goods which an export trading company may maintain in inventory at any time. (ii) SPECIFIC LIMITATION BY ORDER.—Not- withstanding clause (i), the Board may issue an order establishing a maximum dollar amount limitation on the value of goods which a particular export trading company may maintain in inventory at any time (after such company has been op- erating for a reasonable period of time) if the Board finds that, under the facts and circumstances, such limitation is nec- essary to prevent risks that would affect the financial or managerial resources of an investor bank holding company to an ex- tent which would be likely to have a mate- rially adverse effect on the safety and soundness of any subsidiary bank of such bank holding company. The Board shall include in its annual report to the Congress a description and a statement of the reasons for approval of each activity ap- proved by it by order or regulation under such paragraph during the period covered by the re- port. (d) Exemption of company controlling one bank prior to July 1, 1968 To the extent that such action would not be substantially at variance with the purposes of this chapter and subject to such conditions as it considers necessary to protect the public inter- est, the Board by order, after opportunity for hearing, may grant exemptions from the provi- sions of this section to any bank holding com- pany which controlled one bank prior to July 1, 1968, and has not thereafter acquired the control of any other bank in order (1) to avoid dis- rupting business relationships that have existed over a long period of years without adversely af- fecting the banks or communities involved, or (2) to avoid forced sales of small locally owned banks to purchasers not similarly representa- tive of community interests, or (3) to allow re- tention of banks that are so small in relation to the holding company’s total interests and so small in relation to the banking market to be served as to minimize the likelihood that the bank’s powers to grant or deny credit may be in- fluenced by a desire to further the holding com- pany’s other interests. (e) Divestiture of nonexempt shares With respect to shares which were not subject to the prohibitions of this section as originally enacted by reason of any exemption with respect thereto but which were made subject to such prohibitions by the subsequent repeal of such exemption, no bank holding company shall re- tain direct or indirect ownership or control of such shares after five years from the date of the repeal of such exemption, except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a). Any bank hold- ing company subject to such five-year limita- tion on the retention of nonbanking assets shall endeavor to divest itself of such shares promptly and such bank holding company shall report its progress in such divestiture to the Board two years after repeal of the exemption applicable to it and annually thereafter. (f) Certain companies not treated as bank hold- ing companies (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (9), any company which— (A) on March 5, 1987, controlled an institu- tion which became a bank as a result of the enactment of the Competitive Equality Amendments of 1987; and (B) was not a bank holding company on the day before August 10, 1987, Page 1233 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 shall not be treated as a bank holding com- pany for purposes of this chapter solely by vir- tue of such company’s control of such institu- tion. (2) Loss of exemption Subject to paragraph (3), a company de- scribed in paragraph (1) shall no longer qualify for the exemption provided under that para- graph if— (A) such company directly or indirectly— (i) acquires control of an additional bank or an insured institution (other than an in- sured institution described in paragraph (10) or (12) of this subsection) after March 5, 1987; or (ii) acquires control of more than 5 per- cent of the shares or assets of an addi- tional bank or a savings association other than— (I) shares held as a bona fide fiduciary (whether with or without the sole discre- tion to vote such shares); (II) shares held by any person as a bona fide fiduciary solely for the benefit of employees of either the company de- scribed in paragraph (1) or any sub- sidiary of that company and the bene- ficiaries of those employees; (III) shares held temporarily pursuant to an underwriting commitment in the normal course of an underwriting busi- ness; (IV) shares held in an account solely for trading purposes; (V) shares over which no control is held other than control of voting rights acquired in the normal course of a proxy solicitation; (VI) loans or other accounts receivable acquired in the normal course of busi- ness; (VII) shares or assets acquired in se- curing or collecting a debt previously contracted in good faith, during the 2- year period beginning on the date of such acquisition or for such additional time (not exceeding 3 years) as the Board may permit if the Board determines that such an extension will not be detrimental to the public interest; (VIII) shares or assets of a savings as- sociation described in paragraph (10) or (12) of this subsection; (IX) shares of a savings association held by any insurance company, as de- fined in section 2(a)(17) of the Invest- ment Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a)(17)], except as provided in para- graph (11); (X) shares issued in a qualified stock issuance under section 1467a(q) of this title; and (XI) assets that are derived from, or in- cidental to, activities in which institu- tions described in subparagraph (F) or (H) of section 1841(c)(2) of this title are permitted to engage; except that the aggregate amount of shares held under this clause (other than under subclauses (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), and (VIII)) may not exceed 15 percent of all outstanding shares or of the voting power of a savings association; (B) any bank subsidiary of such company— (i) accepts demand deposits or deposits that the depositor may withdraw by check or similar means for payment to third par- ties; and (ii) engages in the business of making commercial loans (except that, for pur- poses of this clause, loans made in the or- dinary course of a credit card operation shall not be treated as commercial loans); or (C) after August 10, 1987, any bank sub- sidiary of such company permits any over- draft (including any intraday overdraft), or incurs any such overdraft in the account of the bank at a Federal reserve bank, on be- half of an affiliate, other than an overdraft described in paragraph (3). (3) Permissible overdrafts described For purposes of paragraph (2)(C), an over- draft is described in this paragraph if— (A) such overdraft results from an inad- vertent computer or accounting error that is beyond the control of both the bank and the affiliate; (B) such overdraft— (i) is permitted or incurred on behalf of an affiliate that is monitored by, reports to, and is recognized as a primary dealer by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and (ii) is fully secured, as required by the Board, by bonds, notes, or other obliga- tions that are direct obligations of the United States or on which the principal and interest are fully guaranteed by the United States or by securities and obliga- tions eligible for settlement on the Fed- eral Reserve book entry system; or (C) such overdraft— (i) is permitted or incurred by, or on be- half of, an affiliate in connection with an activity that is financial in nature or inci- dental to a financial activity; and (ii) does not cause the bank to violate any provision of section 371c or 371c–1 of this title, either directly, in the case of a bank that is a member of the Federal Re- serve System, or by virtue of section 18(j) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1828(j)], in the case of a bank that is not a member of the Federal Reserve Sys- tem. (4) Divestiture in case of loss of exemption If any company described in paragraph (1) fails to qualify for the exemption provided under paragraph (1) by operation of paragraph (2), such exemption shall cease to apply to such company and such company shall divest control of each bank it controls before the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the company receives notice from the Board that the company has failed to continue to qualify for such exemption, unless, before the end of such 180-day period, the company has— Page 1234 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 (A) either— (i) corrected the condition or ceased the activity that caused the company to fail to continue to qualify for the exemption; or (ii) submitted a plan to the Board for ap- proval to cease the activity or correct the condition in a timely manner (which shall not exceed 1 year); and (B) implemented procedures that are rea- sonably adapted to avoid the reoccurrence of such condition or activity. (5) Subsection ceases to apply under certain circumstances This subsection shall cease to apply to any company described in paragraph (1) if such company— (A) registers as a bank holding company under section 1844(a) of this title; (B) immediately upon such registration, complies with all of the requirements of this chapter, and regulations prescribed by the Board pursuant to this chapter, including the nonbanking restrictions of this section; and (C) does not, at the time of such registra- tion, control banks in more than one State, the acquisition of which would be prohibited by section 1842(d) of this title if an applica- tion for such acquisition by such company were filed under section 1842(a) of this title. (6) Information requirement Each company described in paragraph (1) shall, within 60 days after August 10, 1987, pro- vide the Board with the name and address of such company, the name and address of each bank such company controls, and a descrip- tion of each such bank’s activities. (7) Examination The Board may, from time to time, examine a company described in paragraph (1), or a bank controlled by such company, or require reports under oath from appropriate officers or directors of such company or bank solely for purposes of assuring compliance with the provisions of this subsection and enforcing such compliance. (8) Enforcement (A) In general In addition to any other power of the Board, the Board may enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter which are applicable to any company described in paragraph (1), and any bank controlled by such company, under section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1818] and such company or bank shall be subject to such section (for such purposes) in the same manner and to the same extent as if such company or bank were a State member in- sured bank. (B) Application of other act Any violation of this chapter by any com- pany described in paragraph (1), and any bank controlled by such company, may also be treated as a violation of the Federal De- posit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.] for purposes of subparagraph (A). (C) No effect on other authority No provision of this paragraph shall be construed as limiting any authority of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (9) Tying provisions A company described in paragraph (1) shall be— (A) treated as a bank holding company for purposes of section 106 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 [12 U.S.C. 1971 et seq.] and section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 375b] and any regula- tion prescribed under any such section; and (B) subject to the restrictions of section 106 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 [12 U.S.C. 1971 et seq.], in connection with any transaction involv- ing the products or services of such company or affiliate and those of a bank affiliate, as if such company or affiliate were a bank and such bank were a subsidiary of a bank hold- ing company. (10) Exemption unaffected by certain emer- gency acquisitions For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii)(VIII) of paragraph (2)(A), an insured institution is de- scribed in this paragraph if— (A) the insured institution was acquired (or any shares or assets of such institution were acquired) by a company described in paragraph (1) in an acquisition under section 1730a(m) 1 of this title or section 13(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1823(k)]; and (B) either— (i) the insured institution is located in a State in which such company controlled a bank on March 5, 1987; or (ii) the insured institution has total as- sets of $500,000,000 or more at the time of such acquisition. (11) Shares held by insurance affiliates Shares described in clause (ii)(IX) of para- graph (2)(A) shall not be excluded for purposes of clause (ii) of such paragraph if— (A) all shares held under such clause (ii)(IX) by all insurance company affiliates of such savings association in the aggregate exceed 5 percent of all outstanding shares or of the voting power of the savings associa- tion; or (B) such shares are acquired or retained with a view to acquiring, exercising, or transferring control of the savings associa- tion. (12) Exemption unaffected by certain other ac- quisitions For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii)(VIII) of paragraph (2)(A), an insured institution is de- scribed in this paragraph if the insured insti- tution was acquired (or any shares or assets of such institution were acquired) by a company described in paragraph (1)— (A) from the Resolution Trust Corpora- tion, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora- tion, or the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, in any capacity; or Page 1235 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 (B) in an acquisition in which the insured institution has been found to be in danger of default (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1813]) by the appropriate Federal or State authority. (13) Special rule relating to shares acquired in a qualified stock issuance A company described in paragraph (1) that holds shares issued in a qualified stock issuance pursuant to section 1467a(q) of this title by any savings association or savings and loan holding company (neither of which is a subsidiary) shall not be deemed to control such savings association or savings and loan holding company solely because such company holds such shares unless— (A) the company fails to comply with any requirement or condition imposed by para- graph (2)(A)(ii)(X) or section 1467a(q) of this title with respect to such shares; or (B) the shares are acquired or retained with a view to acquiring, exercising, or transferring control of the savings associa- tion or savings and loan holding company. (14) Foreign bank subsidiaries of limited pur- pose credit card banks (A) In general An institution described in section 1841(c)(2)(F) of this title may control a for- eign bank if— (i) the investment of the institution in the foreign bank meets the requirements of section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 611 et seq.] and the foreign bank qualifies under such sec- tions; (ii) the foreign bank does not offer any products or services in the United States; and (iii) the activities of the foreign bank are permissible under otherwise applicable law. (B) Other limitations inapplicable The limitations contained in any clause of section 1841(c)(2)(F) of this title shall not apply to a foreign bank described in subpara- graph (A) that is controlled by an institu- tion described in such section. (g) Limitations on certain banks (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this section (other than the last sentence of sub- section (a)(2)), a bank holding company which controls an institution that became a bank as a result of the enactment of the Competitive Equality Amendments of 1987 may retain con- trol of such institution if such institution does not— (A) engage in any activity after August 10, 1987, which would have caused such institu- tion to be a bank (as defined in section 1841(c) of this title, as in effect before such date) if such activities had been engaged in before such date; or (B) increase the number of locations from which such institution conducts business after March 5, 1987. (2) Limitations cease to apply under certain circumstances The limitations contained in paragraph (1) shall cease to apply to a bank described in such paragraph at such time as the acquisition of such bank, by the bank holding company re- ferred to in such paragraph, would not be pro- hibited under section 1842(d) of this title if— (A) an application for such acquisition were filed under section 1842(a) of this title; and (B) such bank were treated as an addi- tional bank (under section 1842(d) of this title). (h) Tying provisions (1) Applicable to certain exempt institutions and parent companies An institution described in subparagraph (D), (F), (G), or (H) of section 1841(c)(2) of this title shall be treated as a bank, and a com- pany that controls such an institution shall be treated as a bank holding company, for pur- poses of section 106 of the Bank Holding Com- pany Act Amendments of 1970 [12 U.S.C. 1971 et seq.] and section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 375b] and any regulation pre- scribed under any such section. (2) Applicable with respect to certain trans- actions A company that controls an institution de- scribed in subparagraph (D), (F), (G), or (H) of section 1841(c)(2) of this title and any of such company’s other affiliates, shall be subject to the tying restrictions of section 106 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 [12 U.S.C. 1971 et seq.] in connection with any transaction involving the products or services of such company or affiliate and those of such institution, as if such company or af- filiate were a bank and such institution were a subsidiary of a bank holding company. (i) Acquisition of savings associations (1) In general The Board may approve an application by any bank holding company under subsection (c)(8) to acquire any savings association in ac- cordance with the requirements and limita- tions of this section. (2) Prohibition on tandem restrictions In approving an application by a bank hold- ing company to acquire a savings association, the Board shall not impose any restriction on transactions between the savings association and its holding company affiliates, except as required under sections 371c and 371c–1 of this title or any other applicable law. (3) Acquisition of insolvent savings associa- tions (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any qualified savings associa- tion which became a federally chartered stock company in December of 1986 and which is acquired by any bank holding com- pany without Federal financial assistance after June 1, 1991, and before March 1, 1992, Page 1236 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 and any subsidiary of any such association, may after such acquisition continue to en- gage within the home State of the qualified savings association in insurance agency ac- tivities in which any Federal savings asso- ciation (or any subsidiary thereof) may en- gage in accordance with the Home Owners’ Loan Act [12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.] and regula- tions pursuant to such Act if the qualified savings association or subsidiary thereof was continuously engaged in such activity from June 1, 1991, to the date of the acquisition. (B) ‘‘Qualified savings association’’ defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘qualified savings association’’ means any savings association that— (i) was chartered or organized as a sav- ings association before June 1, 1991; (ii) had, immediately before the acquisi- tion of such association by the bank hold- ing company referred to in subparagraph (A), negative tangible capital and total in- sured deposits in excess of $3,000,000,000; and (iii) will meet all applicable regulatory capital requirements as a result of such acquisition. (4) Solicitation of views (A) Notice Upon receiving any application or notice by a bank holding company to acquire, di- rectly or indirectly, a savings association under subsection (c)(8), the Board shall so- licit comments and recommendations from— (i) the Comptroller of the Currency, with respect to the acquisition of a Federal sav- ings association; and (ii) the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor- poration, with respect to the acquisition of a State savings association. (B) Comment period The comments and recommendations of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Fed- eral Deposit Insurance Corporation, as appli- cable, under subparagraph (A) with respect to any acquisition subject to such subpara- graph shall be transmitted to the Board not later than 30 days after the receipt by the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as applica- ble, of the notice relating to such acquisi- tion (or such shorter period as the Board may specify if the Board advises the Comp- troller of the Currency or the Federal De- posit Insurance Corporation, as applicable, that an emergency exists that requires expe- ditious action). (5) Examination (A) Scope The Board shall consult with the Comp- troller of the Currency or the Federal De- posit Insurance Corporation, as appropriate, in establishing the scope of an examination by the Board of a bank holding company that directly or indirectly controls a savings association. (B) Access to inspection reports Upon the request of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board shall furnish the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as applica- ble, with a copy of any inspection report, ad- ditional examination materials, or super- visory information relating to any bank holding company that directly or indirectly controls a savings association. (6) Coordination of enforcement efforts The Board and the Comptroller of the Cur- rency or the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor- poration, as applicable, shall cooperate in any enforcement action against any bank holding company that controls a savings association, if the relevant conduct involves such associa- tion. (7) Repealed. Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 354(2)(A)(iv), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1547 (8) Interstate acquisitions (A) In general The Board may not approve an application by a bank holding company to acquire an in- sured depository institution under sub- section (c)(8) or any other provision of this chapter if— (i) the home State of such insured depos- itory institution is a State other than the home State of the bank holding company; and (ii) the applicant (including all insured depository institutions which are affiliates of the applicant) controls, or upon con- summation of the transaction would con- trol, more than 10 percent of the total amount of deposits of insured depository institutions in the United States. (B) Exception Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an ac- quisition that involves an insured depository institution in default or in danger of default, or with respect to which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides assistance under section 13 of the Federal Deposit In- surance Act (12 U.S.C. 1823). (j) Notice procedures for nonbanking activities (1) General notice procedure (A) Notice requirement Except as provided in paragraph (3), no bank holding company may engage in any nonbanking activity or acquire or retain ownership or control of the shares of a com- pany engaged in activities based on sub- section (c)(8) or (a)(2) or in any complemen- tary activity under subsection (k)(1)(B) without providing the Board with written notice of the proposed transaction or activ- ity at least 60 days before the transaction or activity is proposed to occur or commence. (B) Contents of notice The notice submitted to the Board shall contain such information as the Board shall prescribe by regulation or by specific re- quest in connection with a particular notice. (C) Procedure for agency action (i) Notice of disapproval Any notice filed under this subsection shall be deemed to be approved by the Page 1237 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 Board unless, before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date the Board re- ceives a complete notice under subpara- graph (A), the Board issues an order dis- approving the transaction or activity and setting forth the reasons for disapproval. (ii) Extension of period The Board may extend the 60-day period referred to in clause (i) for an additional 30 days. The Board may further extend the period with the agreement of the bank holding company submitting the notice pursuant to this subsection. (iii) Determination of period in case of public hearing In the event a hearing is requested or the Board determines that a hearing is war- ranted, the Board may extend the notice period provided in this subsection for such time as is reasonably necessary to conduct a hearing and to evaluate the hearing record. Such extension shall not exceed the 91-day period beginning on the date that the hearing record is complete. (D) Approval before end of period (i) In general Any transaction or activity may com- mence before the expiration of any period for disapproval established under this paragraph if the Board issues a written no- tice of approval. (ii) Shorter periods by regulation The Board may prescribe regulations which provide for a shorter notice period with respect to particular activities or transactions. (E) Extension of period In the case of any notice to engage in, or to acquire or retain ownership or control of shares of any company engaged in, any ac- tivity pursuant to subsection (c)(8) or (a)(2) or in any complementary activity under sub- section (k)(1)(B) that has not been pre- viously approved by regulation, the Board may extend the notice period under this sub- section for an additional 90 days. The Board may further extend the period with the agreement of the bank holding company sub- mitting the notice pursuant to this sub- section. (2) General standards for review (A) Criteria In connection with a notice under this sub- section, the Board shall consider whether performance of the activity by a bank hold- ing company or a subsidiary of such com- pany can reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as greater con- venience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency, that outweigh possible adverse ef- fects, such as undue concentration of re- sources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, unsound banking prac- tices, or risk to the stability of the United States banking or financial system. (B) Grounds for disapproval The Board may deny any proposed trans- action or activity for which notice has been submitted pursuant to this subsection if the bank holding company submitting such no- tice neglects, fails, or refuses to furnish the Board all the information required by the Board. (C) Conditional action Nothing in this subsection limits the au- thority of the Board to impose conditions in connection with an action under this sec- tion. (3) No notice required for certain transactions No notice under paragraph (1) of this sub- section or under subsection (c)(8) or (a)(2)(B) is required for a proposal by a bank holding com- pany to engage in any activity, other than any complementary activity under subsection (k)(1)(B), or acquire the shares or assets of any company, other than an insured depository in- stitution or a company engaged in any com- plementary activity under subsection (k)(1)(B), if the proposal qualifies under para- graph (4). (4) Criteria for statutory approval A proposal qualifies under this paragraph if all of the following criteria are met: (A) Financial criteria Both before and immediately after the pro- posed transaction— (i) the acquiring bank holding company is well capitalized; (ii) the lead insured depository institu- tion of such holding company is well cap- italized; (iii) well capitalized insured depository institutions control at least 80 percent of the aggregate total risk-weighted assets of insured depository institutions controlled by such holding company; and (iv) no insured depository institution controlled by such holding company is undercapitalized. (B) Managerial criteria (i) Well managed At the time of the transaction, the ac- quiring bank holding company, its lead in- sured depository institution, and insured depository institutions that control at least 90 percent of the aggregate total risk-weighted assets of insured depository institutions controlled by such holding company are well managed. (ii) Limitation on poorly managed institu- tions Except as provided in paragraph (6), no insured depository institution controlled by the acquiring bank holding company has received 1 of the 2 lowest composite ratings at the later of the institution’s most recent examination or subsequent re- view. (C) Activities permissible Following consummation of the proposal, the bank holding company engages directly or through a subsidiary solely in— (i) activities that are permissible under subsection (c)(8), as determined by the Page 1238 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 Board by regulation or order thereunder, subject to all of the restrictions, terms, and conditions of such subsection and such regulation or order; and (ii) such other activities as are otherwise permissible under this section, subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions, in- cluding any prior notice or approval re- quirements, provided in this section. (D) Size of acquisition (i) Asset size The book value of the total assets to be acquired does not exceed 10 percent of the consolidated total risk-weighted assets of the acquiring bank holding company. (ii) Consideration The gross consideration to be paid for the securities or assets does not exceed 15 percent of the consolidated Tier 1 capital of the acquiring bank holding company. (E) Notice not otherwise warranted For proposals described in paragraph (5)(B), the Board has not, before the conclu- sion of the period provided in paragraph (5)(B), advised the bank holding company that a notice under paragraph (1) is required. (F) Compliance criterion During the 12-month period ending on the date on which the bank holding company proposes to commence an activity or acqui- sition, no administrative enforcement action has been commenced, and no cease and de- sist order has been issued pursuant to sec- tion 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1818], against the bank holding company or any depository institution sub- sidiary of the holding company, and no such enforcement action, order, or other adminis- trative enforcement proceeding is pending as of such date. (5) Notification (A) Commencement of activities approved by rule A bank holding company that qualifies under paragraph (4) and that proposes to en- gage de novo, directly or through a sub- sidiary, in any activity that is permissible under subsection (c)(8), as determined by the Board by regulation, may commence that activity without prior notice to the Board and must provide written notification to the Board not later than 10 business days after commencing the activity. (B) Activities permitted by order and acquisi- tions (i) In general At least 12 business days before com- mencing any activity pursuant to para- graph (3) (other than an activity described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph) or acquiring shares or assets of any company pursuant to paragraph (3), the bank hold- ing company shall provide written notice of the proposal to the Board, unless the Board determines that no notice or a shorter notice period is appropriate. (ii) Description of activities and terms A notification under this subparagraph shall include a description of the proposed activities and the terms of any proposed acquisition. (6) Recently acquired institutions Any insured depository institution which has been acquired by a bank holding company during the 12-month period preceding the date on which the company proposes to commence an activity or acquisition pursuant to para- graph (3) may be excluded for purposes of para- graph (4)(B)(ii) if— (A) the bank holding company has devel- oped a plan for the institution to restore the capital and management of the institution which is acceptable to the appropriate Fed- eral banking agency; and (B) all such insured depository institutions represent, in the aggregate, less than 10 per- cent of the aggregate total risk-weighted as- sets of all insured depository institutions controlled by the bank holding company. (7) Adjustment of percentages The Board may, by regulation, adjust the percentages and the manner in which the per- centages of insured depository institutions are calculated under paragraph (4)(B)(i), (4)(D), or (6)(B) if the Board determines that any such adjustment is consistent with safety and soundness and the purposes of this chapter. (k) Engaging in activities that are financial in nature (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (a), a financial holding company may engage in any activity, and may acquire and retain the shares of any company engaged in any activity, that the Board, in accordance with paragraph (2), de- termines (by regulation or order)— (A) to be financial in nature or incidental to such financial activity; or (B) is complementary to a financial activ- ity and does not pose a substantial risk to the safety or soundness of depository insti- tutions or the financial system generally. (2) Coordination between the Board and the Secretary of the Treasury (A) Proposals raised before the Board (i) Consultation The Board shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of, and consult with the Sec- retary of the Treasury concerning, any re- quest, proposal, or application under this subsection for a determination of whether an activity is financial in nature or inci- dental to a financial activity. (ii) Treasury view The Board shall not determine that any activity is financial in nature or inci- dental to a financial activity under this subsection if the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the Board in writing, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the notice described in clause (i) (or such longer period as the Board determines to Page 1239 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 be appropriate under the circumstances) that the Secretary of the Treasury be- lieves that the activity is not financial in nature or incidental to a financial activity or is not otherwise permissible under this section. (B) Proposals raised by the Treasury (i) Treasury recommendation The Secretary of the Treasury may, at any time, recommend in writing that the Board find an activity to be financial in nature or incidental to a financial activ- ity. (ii) Time period for Board action Not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of a written recommendation from the Secretary of the Treasury under clause (i) (or such longer period as the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board determine to be appropriate under the cir- cumstances), the Board shall determine whether to initiate a public rulemaking proposing that the recommended activity be found to be financial in nature or inci- dental to a financial activity under this subsection, and shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury in writing of the deter- mination of the Board and, if the Board de- termines not to seek public comment on the proposal, the reasons for that deter- mination. (3) Factors to be considered In determining whether an activity is finan- cial in nature or incidental to a financial ac- tivity, the Board shall take into account— (A) the purposes of this chapter and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; (B) changes or reasonably expected changes in the marketplace in which finan- cial holding companies compete; (C) changes or reasonably expected changes in the technology for delivering fi- nancial services; and (D) whether such activity is necessary or appropriate to allow a financial holding company and the affiliates of a financial holding company to— (i) compete effectively with any com- pany seeking to provide financial services in the United States; (ii) efficiently deliver information and services that are financial in nature through the use of technological means, including any application necessary to protect the security or efficacy of systems for the transmission of data or financial transactions; and (iii) offer customers any available or emerging technological means for using fi- nancial services or for the document imag- ing of data. (4) Activities that are financial in nature For purposes of this subsection, the fol- lowing activities shall be considered to be fi- nancial in nature: (A) Lending, exchanging, transferring, in- vesting for others, or safeguarding money or securities. (B) Insuring, guaranteeing, or indem- nifying against loss, harm, damage, illness, disability, or death, or providing and issuing annuities, and acting as principal, agent, or broker for purposes of the foregoing, in any State. (C) Providing financial, investment, or economic advisory services, including advis- ing an investment company (as defined in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a–3]). (D) Issuing or selling instruments rep- resenting interests in pools of assets permis- sible for a bank to hold directly. (E) Underwriting, dealing in, or making a market in securities. (F) Engaging in any activity that the Board has determined, by order or regula- tion that is in effect on November 12, 1999, to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper inci- dent thereto (subject to the same terms and conditions contained in such order or regula- tion, unless modified by the Board). (G) Engaging, in the United States, in any activity that— (i) a bank holding company may engage in outside of the United States; and (ii) the Board has determined, under reg- ulations prescribed or interpretations issued pursuant to subsection (c)(13) (as in effect on the day before November 12, 1999) to be usual in connection with the trans- action of banking or other financial oper- ations abroad. (H) Directly or indirectly acquiring or con- trolling, whether as principal, on behalf of 1 or more entities (including entities, other than a depository institution or subsidiary of a depository institution, that the bank holding company controls), or otherwise, shares, assets, or ownership interests (in- cluding debt or equity securities, partner- ship interests, trust certificates, or other in- struments representing ownership) of a com- pany or other entity, whether or not consti- tuting control of such company or entity, engaged in any activity not authorized pur- suant to this section if— (i) the shares, assets, or ownership inter- ests are not acquired or held by a deposi- tory institution or subsidiary of a deposi- tory institution; (ii) such shares, assets, or ownership in- terests are acquired and held by— (I) a securities affiliate or an affiliate thereof; or (II) an affiliate of an insurance com- pany described in subparagraph (I)(ii) that provides investment advice to an in- surance company and is registered pur- suant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80b–1 et seq.], or an affil- iate of such investment adviser; as part of a bona fide underwriting or mer- chant or investment banking activity, in- cluding investment activities engaged in for the purpose of appreciation and ulti- mate resale or disposition of the invest- ment; Page 1240 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 (iii) such shares, assets, or ownership in- terests are held for a period of time to en- able the sale or disposition thereof on a reasonable basis consistent with the finan- cial viability of the activities described in clause (ii); and (iv) during the period such shares, assets, or ownership interests are held, the bank holding company does not routinely man- age or operate such company or entity ex- cept as may be necessary or required to ob- tain a reasonable return on investment upon resale or disposition. (I) Directly or indirectly acquiring or con- trolling, whether as principal, on behalf of 1 or more entities (including entities, other than a depository institution or subsidiary of a depository institution, that the bank holding company controls) or otherwise, shares, assets, or ownership interests (in- cluding debt or equity securities, partner- ship interests, trust certificates or other in- struments representing ownership) of a com- pany or other entity, whether or not consti- tuting control of such company or entity, engaged in any activity not authorized pur- suant to this section if— (i) the shares, assets, or ownership inter- ests are not acquired or held by a deposi- tory institution or a subsidiary of a depos- itory institution; (ii) such shares, assets, or ownership in- terests are acquired and held by an insur- ance company that is predominantly en- gaged in underwriting life, accident and health, or property and casualty insurance (other than credit-related insurance) or providing and issuing annuities; (iii) such shares, assets, or ownership in- terests represent an investment made in the ordinary course of business of such in- surance company in accordance with rel- evant State law governing such invest- ments; and (iv) during the period such shares, assets, or ownership interests are held, the bank holding company does not routinely man- age or operate such company except as may be necessary or required to obtain a reasonable return on investment. (5) Actions required (A) In general The Board shall, by regulation or order, define, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, the activities described in subpara- graph (B) as financial in nature, and the ex- tent to which such activities are financial in nature or incidental to a financial activity. (B) Activities The activities described in this subpara- graph are as follows: (i) Lending, exchanging, transferring, in- vesting for others, or safeguarding finan- cial assets other than money or securities. (ii) Providing any device or other instru- mentality for transferring money or other financial assets. (iii) Arranging, effecting, or facilitating financial transactions for the account of third parties. (6) Required notification (A) In general A financial holding company that acquires any company or commences any activity pursuant to this subsection shall provide written notice to the Board describing the activity commenced or conducted by the company acquired not later than 30 calendar days after commencing the activity or con- summating the acquisition, as the case may be. (B) Approval not required for certain finan- cial activities (i) In general Except as provided in subsection (j) with regard to the acquisition of a savings asso- ciation and clause (ii), a financial holding company may commence any activity, or acquire any company, pursuant to para- graph (4) or any regulation prescribed or order issued under paragraph (5), without prior approval of the Board. (ii) Exception A financial holding company may not acquire a company, without the prior ap- proval of the Board, in a transaction in which the total consolidated assets to be acquired by the financial holding company exceed $10,000,000,000. (iii) Hart-Scott-Rodino filing requirement Solely for purposes of section 18a(c)(8) of title 15, the transactions subject to the re- quirements of this paragraph shall be treated as if the approval of the Board is not required. (7) Merchant banking activities (A) Joint regulations The Board and the Secretary of the Treas- ury may issue such regulations imple- menting paragraph (4)(H), including limita- tions on transactions between depository in- stitutions and companies controlled pursu- ant to such paragraph, as the Board and the Secretary jointly deem appropriate to assure compliance with the purposes and prevent evasions of this chapter and the Gramm- Leach-Bliley Act and to protect depository institutions. (B) Sunset of restrictions on merchant bank- ing activities of financial subsidiaries The restrictions contained in paragraph (4)(H) on the ownership and control of shares, assets, or ownership interests by or on behalf of a subsidiary of a depository in- stitution shall not apply to a financial sub- sidiary (as defined in section 24a of this title) of a bank, if the Board and the Sec- retary of the Treasury jointly authorize fi- nancial subsidiaries of banks to engage in merchant banking activities pursuant to section 122 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. (l) Conditions for engaging in expanded financial activities (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (k), (n), or (o), a bank holding company may not engage in any Page 1241 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 activity, or directly or indirectly acquire or retain shares of any company engaged in any activity, under subsection (k), (n), or (o), other than activities permissible for any bank hold- ing company under subsection (c)(8), unless— (A) all of the depository institution sub- sidiaries of the bank holding company are well capitalized; (B) all of the depository institution sub- sidiaries of the bank holding company are well managed; (C) the bank holding company is well cap- italized and well managed; and (D) the bank holding company has filed with the Board— (i) a declaration that the company elects to be a financial holding company to en- gage in activities or acquire and retain shares of a company that were not permis- sible for a bank holding company to en- gage in or acquire before the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; and (ii) a certification that the company meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). (2) CRA requirement Notwithstanding subsection (k) or (n) of this section, section 24a(a) of this title, or section 46(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1831w(a)], the appropriate Federal bank- ing agency shall prohibit a financial holding company or any insured depository institution from— (A) commencing any new activity under subsection (k) or (n) of this section, section 24a(a) of this title, or section 46(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; or (B) directly or indirectly acquiring control of a company engaged in any activity under subsection (k) or (n) of this section, section 24a(a) of this title, or section 46(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (other than an investment made pursuant to subpara- graph (H) or (I) of subsection (k)(4), or sec- tion 122 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or under section 46(a) of the Federal Deposit In- surance Act by reason of such section 122, by an affiliate already engaged in activities under any such provision); if any insured depository institution sub- sidiary of such financial holding company, or the insured depository institution or any of its insured depository institution affiliates, has received in its most recent examination under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 [12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.], a rating of less than ‘‘sat- isfactory record of meeting community credit needs’’. (3) Foreign banks For purposes of paragraph (1), the Board shall apply comparable capital and manage- ment standards to a foreign bank that oper- ates a branch or agency or owns or controls a commercial lending company in the United States, giving due regard to the principle of national treatment and equality of competi- tive opportunity. (m) Provisions applicable to financial holding companies that fail to meet certain require- ments (1) In general If the Board finds that— (A) a financial holding company is en- gaged, directly or indirectly, in any activity under subsection (k), (n), or (o), other than activities that are permissible for a bank holding company under subsection (c)(8); and (B) such financial holding company is not in compliance with the requirements of sub- section (l)(1); the Board shall give notice to the financial holding company to that effect, describing the conditions giving rise to the notice. (2) Agreement to correct conditions required Not later than 45 days after the date of re- ceipt by a financial holding company of a no- tice given under paragraph (1) (or such addi- tional period as the Board may permit), the fi- nancial holding company shall execute an agreement with the Board to comply with the requirements applicable to a financial holding company under subsection (l)(1). (3) Board may impose limitations Until the conditions described in a notice to a financial holding company under paragraph (1) are corrected, the Board may impose such limitations on the conduct or activities of that financial holding company or any affil- iate of that company as the Board determines to be appropriate under the circumstances and consistent with the purposes of this chapter. (4) Failure to correct If the conditions described in a notice to a financial holding company under paragraph (1) are not corrected within 180 days after the date of receipt by the financial holding com- pany of a notice under paragraph (1), the Board may require such financial holding com- pany, under such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Board and subject to such extension of time as may be granted in the discretion of the Board, either— (A) to divest control of any subsidiary de- pository institution; or (B) at the election of the financial holding company instead to cease to engage in any activity conducted by such financial holding company or its subsidiaries (other than a de- pository institution or a subsidiary of a de- pository institution) that is not an activity that is permissible for a bank holding com- pany under subsection (c)(8). (5) Consultation In taking any action under this subsection, the Board shall consult with all relevant Fed- eral and State regulatory agencies and au- thorities. (n) Authority to retain limited nonfinancial ac- tivities and affiliations (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (a), a company that is not a bank holding company or a for- eign bank (as defined in section 3101(7) of this Page 1242 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 title) and becomes a financial holding com- pany after November 12, 1999, may continue to engage in any activity and retain direct or in- direct ownership or control of shares of a com- pany engaged in any activity if— (A) the holding company lawfully was en- gaged in the activity or held the shares of such company on September 30, 1999; (B) the holding company is predominantly engaged in financial activities as defined in paragraph (2); and (C) the company engaged in such activity continues to engage only in the same activi- ties that such company conducted on Sep- tember 30, 1999, and other activities permis- sible under this chapter. (2) Predominantly financial For purposes of this subsection, a company is predominantly engaged in financial activi- ties if the annual gross revenues derived by the holding company and all subsidiaries of the holding company (excluding revenues de- rived from subsidiary depository institutions), on a consolidated basis, from engaging in ac- tivities that are financial in nature or are in- cidental to a financial activity under sub- section (k) represent at least 85 percent of the consolidated annual gross revenues of the company. (3) No expansion of grandfathered commercial activities through merger or consolidation A financial holding company that engages in activities or holds shares pursuant to this sub- section, or a subsidiary of such financial hold- ing company, may not acquire, in any merger, consolidation, or other type of business com- bination, assets of any other company that is engaged in any activity that the Board has not determined to be financial in nature or inci- dental to a financial activity under subsection (k), except this paragraph shall not apply with respect to a company that owns a broad- casting station licensed under title III of the Communications Act of 1934 [47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] and the shares of which are under com- mon control with an insurance company since January 1, 1998, unless such company is ac- quired by, or otherwise becomes an affiliate of, a bank holding company that, at the time such acquisition or affiliation is con- summated, is 1 of the 5 largest domestic bank holding companies (as determined on the basis of the consolidated total assets of such compa- nies). (4) Continuing revenue limitation on grand- fathered commercial activities Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a financial holding company may continue to engage in activities or hold shares in companies pursuant to this subsection only to the extent that the aggregate annual gross revenues derived from all such activities and all such companies does not exceed 15 percent of the consolidated annual gross revenues of the financial holding company (excluding rev- enues derived from subsidiary depository in- stitutions). (5) Cross marketing restrictions applicable to commercial activities (A) In general A depository institution controlled by a fi- nancial holding company shall not— (i) offer or market, directly or through any arrangement, any product or service of a company whose activities are con- ducted or whose shares are owned or con- trolled by the financial holding company pursuant to this subsection or subpara- graph (H) or (I) of subsection (k)(4); or (ii) permit any of its products or services to be offered or marketed, directly or through any arrangement, by or through any company described in clause (i). (B) Rule of construction Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed as prohibiting an arrangement between a de- pository institution and a company owned or controlled pursuant to subparagraph (H) or (I) of subsection (k)(4) for the marketing of products or services through statement in- serts or Internet websites if— (i) such arrangement does not violate section 106 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 [12 U.S.C. 1971 et seq.]; and (ii) the Board determines that the ar- rangement is in the public interest, does not undermine the separation of banking and commerce, and is consistent with the safety and soundness of depository institu- tions. (6) Transactions with nonfinancial affiliates A depository institution controlled by a fi- nancial holding company may not engage in a covered transaction (as defined in section 371c(b)(7) of this title) with any affiliate con- trolled by the company pursuant to this sub- section. (7) Sunset of grandfather A financial holding company engaged in any activity, or retaining direct or indirect owner- ship or control of shares of a company, pursu- ant to this subsection, shall terminate such activity and divest ownership or control of the shares of such company before the end of the 10-year period beginning on November 12, 1999. The Board may, upon application by a finan- cial holding company, extend such 10-year pe- riod by a period not to exceed an additional 5 years if such extension would not be detri- mental to the public interest. (o) Regulation of certain financial holding com- panies Notwithstanding subsection (a), a company that is not a bank holding company or a foreign bank (as defined in section 3101(7) of this title) and becomes a financial holding company after November 12, 1999, may continue to engage in, or directly or indirectly own or control shares of a company engaged in, activities related to the trading, sale, or investment in commodities and underlying physical properties that were not permissible for bank holding companies to con- duct in the United States as of September 30, 1997, if— Page 1243 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 (1) the holding company, or any subsidiary of the holding company, lawfully was engaged, directly or indirectly, in any of such activities as of September 30, 1997, in the United States; (2) the attributed aggregate consolidated as- sets of the company held by the holding com- pany pursuant to this subsection, and not oth- erwise permitted to be held by a financial holding company, are equal to not more than 5 percent of the total consolidated assets of the bank holding company, except that the Board may increase that percentage by such amounts and under such circumstances as the Board considers appropriate, consistent with the purposes of this chapter; and (3) the holding company does not permit— (A) any company, the shares of which it owns or controls pursuant to this sub- section, to offer or market any product or service of an affiliated depository institu- tion; or (B) any affiliated depository institution to offer or market any product or service of any company, the shares of which are owned or controlled by such holding company pur- suant to this subsection. (May 9, 1956, ch. 240, § 4, 70 Stat. 135; Pub. L. 89–485, § 8, July 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 91–607, title I, § 103, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1763; Pub. L. 95–188, title III, § 301(c), Nov. 16, 1977, 91 Stat. 1389; Pub. L. 95–630, title I, § 112, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3671; Pub. L. 96–221, title VII, § 701(b), Mar. 31, 1980, 94 Stat. 186; Pub. L. 97–290, title II, § 203, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1236; Pub. L. 97–320, title I, §§ 118(a), 141(a)(4), title IV, § 433(b), title VI, § 601, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1479, 1489, 1527, 1536; Pub. L. 97–457, § 30, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2511; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 100–86, title I, § 101(b), (c), title V, §§ 502(h)(2), 509(a), Aug. 10, 1987, 101 Stat. 557, 628, 635; Pub. L. 100–418, title III, § 3402, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1384; Pub. L. 101–73, title VI, §§ 601(a), 603, 604(b), title XII, § 1219, Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 408, 409, 411, 546; Pub. L. 102–242, title IV, § 461, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2384; Pub. L. 102–550, title XVI, § 1606(h)(1), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4089; Pub. L. 103–325, title III, § 346, Sept. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2239; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title II, §§ 2203(d), 2208(a), 2215, 2304(a), 2612, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–404, 3009–406, 3009–413, 3009–425, 3009–476; Pub. L. 106–102, title I, §§ 102(a), 103(a), (c)(2), 107(a), (b), (d)–(f), Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1341, 1342, 1351, 1359–1361; Pub. L. 109–351, title VI, § 611, title VII, § 727(b), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1984, 2003; Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 354(2)(A), title VI, §§ 604(e), 606(a), 623(b)(1), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1546, 1601, 1607, 1634.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act May 9, 1956, ch. 240, 70 Stat. 133, known as the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, which is classified principally to this chapter. For com- plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1841 of this title and Tables. The Investment Company Act of 1940, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is title I of act Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, 54 Stat. 789, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 80a–1 et seq.) of chapter 2D of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 80a–51 of Title 15 and Tables. Enactment of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (c)(12), means enactment of Pub. L. 91–607 on Dec. 31, 1970. For classification of Pub. L. 91–607, see Short Title of 1970 Amendment note set out under section 1841 of this title. Enactment of the Competitive Equality Amendments of 1987, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2), (f)(1)(A), and (g)(1), means enactment of title I of Pub. L. 100–86, Aug. 10, 1987, 101 Stat. 554. For classification of title I of Pub. L. 100–86, see Short Title of 1987 Amendment note set out under section 226 of this title and Tables. Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act, referred to in subsecs. (c)(14)(E) and (f)(14)(A)(i), is classified to sub- chapter I (§ 601 et seq.) of chapter 6 of this title. Section 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 611–631), re- ferred to in subsec. (c)(14)(E), was renumbered section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act by Pub. L. 102–242, title I, § 142(e)(2), Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2281 and is classified to subchapter II (§ 611 et seq.) of chapter 6 of this title. Section 371c of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(14)(F)(iv), was amended generally by Pub. L. 97–320, title IV, § 410(b), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1515, and, as so amended, no longer contains undesignated pars. and no longer defines ‘‘extension of credit’’. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act, referred to in subsec. (f)(8)(B), is act Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 967, § 2, 64 Stat. 873, which is classified generally to chapter 16 (§ 1811 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 1811 of this title and Tables. Section 106 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970, referred to in subsecs. (f)(9)(A), (h) and (n)(5)(B)(i), is Pub. L. 91–607, title I, § 106, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1766, which is classified generally to chap- ter 22 (§ 1971 et seq.) of this title. Section 1730a of this title, referred to in subsec. (f)(10)(A), was repealed by Pub. L. 101–73, title IV, § 407, Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 363. The Home Owners’ Loan Act, referred to in subsec. (i)(3)(A), is act June 13, 1933, ch. 64, 48 Stat. 128, which is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 1461 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1461 of this title and Tables. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, referred to in subsecs. (k)(3)(A), (7) and (l)(1)(D)(i), (2)(B), is Pub. L. 106–102, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1338. Section 122 of the Act is set out as a note below. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1999 Amendment note set out under section 1811 of this title and Tables. The Investment Advisers Act of 1940, referred to in subsec. (k)(4)(H)(ii)(II), is title II of act Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, 54 Stat. 847, which is classified generally to sub- chapter II (§ 80b–1 et seq.) of chapter 2D of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 80b–20 of Title 15 and Tables. The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, referred to in subsec. (l)(2), is title VIII of Pub. L. 95–128, Oct. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 1147, which is classified generally to chap- ter 30 (§ 2901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2901 of this title and Tables. The Communications Act of 1934, referred to in sub- sec. (n)(3), is act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1964. Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 301 et seq.) of chapter 5 of Title 47, Telecommuni- cations. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of Title 47 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2010—Subsec. (i)(4)(A). Pub. L. 111–203, § 354(2)(A)(i)(I), struck out ‘‘to Director’’ at end of heading, substituted ‘‘Board shall solicit comments and recommendations from—’’ for ‘‘Board shall solicit comments and rec- ommendations from the Director with respect to such acquisition.’’, and added cls. (i) and (ii). Subsec. (i)(4)(B). Pub. L. 111–203, § 354(2)(A)(i)(II), sub- stituted ‘‘Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Page 1244 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 Deposit Insurance Corporation, as applicable,’’ for ‘‘Di- rector’’ wherever appearing. Subsec. (i)(5). Pub. L. 111–203, § 354(2)(A)(ii)(II), sub- stituted ‘‘Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’’ for ‘‘Director’’ in two places. Subsec. (i)(5)(B). Pub. L. 111–203, § 354(2)(A)(ii)(I), sub- stituted ‘‘Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as applicable, with’’ for ‘‘Director with’’. Subsec. (i)(6). Pub. L. 111–203, § 354(2)(A)(iii), sub- stituted ‘‘Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as applicable,’’ for ‘‘Di- rector’’. Subsec. (i)(7). Pub. L. 111–203, § 354(2)(A)(iv), struck out par. (7). Text read as follows: ‘‘For purposes of this section, the term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision.’’ Subsec. (i)(8). Pub. L. 111–203, § 623(b)(1)(A), added par. (8). Subsec. (j)(2)(A). Pub. L. 111–203, § 604(e)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘unsound banking practices, or risk to the sta- bility of the United States banking or financial sys- tem’’ for ‘‘or unsound banking practices’’. Subsec. (k)(6)(B). Pub. L. 111–203, § 623(b)(1)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘insured depository institution’’ for ‘‘savings association’’. Pub. L. 111–203, § 604(e)(2), amended subpar. (B) gen- erally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Ex- cept as provided in subsection (j) of this section with regard to the acquisition of a [sic] insured depository institution, a financial holding company may com- mence any activity, or acquire any company, pursuant to paragraph (4) or any regulation prescribed or order issued under paragraph (5), without prior approval of the Board.’’ Subsec. (l)(1)(C), (D). Pub. L. 111–203, § 606(a)(1)–(3), added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpar. (C) as (D). Subsec. (l)(1)(D)(ii). Pub. L. 111–203, § 606(a)(4), sub- stituted ‘‘subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)’’ for ‘‘subpara- graphs (A) and (B)’’. 2006—Subsec. (h)(1), (2). Pub. L. 109–351, § 727(b), sub- stituted ‘‘(G), or (H) of section 1841(c)(2)’’ for ‘‘(G), (H), (I), or (J) of section 1841(c)(2)’’. Subsec. (n)(5)(B). Pub. L. 109–351, § 611, substituted ‘‘subparagraph (H) or (I) of subsection (k)(4)’’ for ‘‘sub- section (k)(4)(I)’’ in introductory provisions. 1999—Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 106–102, § 102(a), amended par. (8) generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which exempted from prohibitions of this section shares of any bank holding company the activi- ties of which were determined to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto, which further provided that for purposes of this subsection it was not closely re- lated to banking or managing or controlling banks for a bank holding company to provide insurance as a prin- cipal, agent, or broker except in certain circumstances, which further provided factors to consider in deter- mining whether a particular activity is a proper inci- dent to banking or managing or controlling banks, and which further provided notice and other procedural re- quirements in making such determinations. Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 106–102, § 107(d)(1), added intro- ductory provisions and struck out former introductory provisions which read as follows: ‘‘Paragraph (1) shall cease to apply to any company described in such para- graph if—’’. Subsec. (f)(2)(A)(ii)(XI). Pub. L. 106–102, § 107(d)(2)(A)–(C), added subcl. (XI). Subsec. (f)(2)(B), (C). Pub. L. 106–102, § 107(d)(2)(D), (3), added subpars. (B) and (C) and struck out former sub- par. (B) which read as follows: ‘‘any bank subsidiary of such company fails to comply with the restrictions contained in paragraph (3)(B).’’ Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 106–102, § 107(a), (b), added par. (3) and struck out heading and text of former par. (3) which related to limitation on banks controlled by paragraph (1) companies. Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 106–102, § 107(e), reenacted head- ing without change and amended text of par. (4) gen- erally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘If any company described in paragraph (1) loses the ex- emption provided under such paragraph by operation of paragraph (2), such company shall divest control of each bank it controls within 180 days after such com- pany becomes a bank holding company due to the loss of such exemption.’’ Subsec. (f)(14). Pub. L. 106–102, § 107(f), added par. (14). Subsec. (j)(1)(A), (E). Pub. L. 106–102, § 103(c)(2)(A), in- serted ‘‘or in any complementary activity under sub- section (k)(1)(B)’’ after ‘‘subsection (c)(8) or (a)(2)’’. Subsec. (j)(3). Pub. L. 106–102, § 103(c)(2)(B), inserted ‘‘, other than any complementary activity under sub- section (k)(1)(B),’’ after ‘‘to engage in any activity’’ and ‘‘or a company engaged in any complementary ac- tivity under subsection (k)(1)(B)’’ after ‘‘insured deposi- tory institution’’. Subsecs. (k) to (o). Pub. L. 106–102, § 103(a), added sub- secs. (k) to (o). 1996—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 104–208, § 2215, struck out ‘‘for not more than one year at a time’’ before ‘‘if, in its judgment,’’ and substituted ‘‘and, in the case of a bank holding company which has not disposed of such shares within 5 years after the date on which such shares were acquired, the Board may, upon the applica- tion of such company, grant additional exemptions if, in the judgment of the Board, such extension would not be detrimental to the public interest and, either the bank holding company has made a good faith attempt to dispose of such shares during such 5-year period, or the disposal of such shares during such 5-year period would have been detrimental to the company, except that the aggregate duration of such extensions shall not extend beyond 10 years’’ for ‘‘but no such exten- sions shall extend beyond a date five years’’. Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 104–208, § 2612, substituted ‘‘(and opportunity for hearing in the case of an acquisition of a savings association)’’ for ‘‘and opportunity for hear- ing’’. Subsec. (f)(3)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 104–208, § 2304(a), struck out cl. (iv) which read as follows: ‘‘increase its assets at an annual rate of more than 7 percent during any 12- month period beginning after the end of the 1-year pe- riod beginning on August 10, 1987.’’ Subsec. (i)(4) to (7). Pub. L. 104–208, § 2203(d), added pars. (4) to (7). Subsec. (j)(1)(A). Pub. L. 104–208, § 2208(a)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), no’’ for ‘‘No’’. Subsec. (j)(3) to (7). Pub. L. 104–208, § 2208(a)(2), added pars. (3) to (7). 1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–325, § 346(2), struck out before last sentence ‘‘In the event of the failure of the Board to act on any application for an order under paragraph (8) of this subsection within the ninety-one- day period which begins on the date of submission to the Board of the complete record on that application, the application shall be deemed to have been granted.’’ Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 103–325, § 346(1), added subsec. (j). 1992—Subsec. (i)(3). Pub. L. 102–550, § 1606(h)(1), amended directory language of Pub. L. 102–242, § 461. See 1991 Amendment note below. 1991—Subsec. (i)(3). Pub. L. 102–242, § 461, as amended by Pub. L. 102–550, § 1606(h)(1), added par. (3). 1989—Subsec. (f)(2)(A)(i). Pub. L. 101–73, § 604(b)(2), in- serted reference to par. (12). Subsec. (f)(2)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 101–73, § 603(a), amended cl. (ii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (ii) read as follows: ‘‘acquires control of more than 5 percent of the shares or assets of an additional bank or an insured in- stitution other than— ‘‘(I) shares acquired in a bona fide fiduciary capac- ity; ‘‘(II) shares held temporarily pursuant to an under- writing commitment in the normal course of an un- derwriting business; ‘‘(III) shares held in an account solely for trading purposes; Page 1245 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 ‘‘(IV) loans or other accounts receivable acquired in the normal course of business; and ‘‘(V) shares or assets of an insured institution de- scribed in paragraph (10) of this subsection; or’’. Subsec. (f)(3)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 101–73, § 1219, added cl. (ii) and struck out former cl. (ii) which read as follows: ‘‘offer or market products or services of an affiliate that are not permissible for bank holding companies to provide under subsection (c)(8) of this section, or per- mit its products or services to be offered or marketed by or through an affiliate (other than an affiliate that engages only in activities permissible for bank holding companies under subsection (c)(8) of this section), un- less such products or services were being so offered or marketed as of March 5, 1987, and then only in the same manner in which they were being offered or marketed as of that date;’’. Subsec. (f)(10). Pub. L. 101–73, § 603(b)(1), substituted ‘‘and (ii)(VIII)’’ for ‘‘and (ii)(V)’’, and in subpar. (A) in- serted reference to section 13(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Subsec. (f)(11). Pub. L. 101–73, § 603(b)(2), added par. (11). Subsec. (f)(12), (13). Pub. L. 101–73, § 604(b)(1), added pars. (12) and (13). Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 101–73, § 601(a), added subsec. (i). 1988—Subsec. (c)(14)(A). Pub. L. 100–418, § 3402(b), added cl. (v) and redesignated former cls. (v) and (vi) as (vi) and (vii), respectively. Subsec. (c)(14)(G). Pub. L. 100–418, § 3402(a), added sub- par. (G). Subsec. (c)(14)(H). Pub. L. 100–418, § 3402(c), added sub- par. (H). 1987—Pub. L. 100–86, § 509(a), repealed Pub. L. 97–320, § 141. See 1982 Amendment note below. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100–86, § 101(b), inserted at end ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this para- graph, if any company that became a bank holding company as a result of the enactment of the Competi- tive Equality Amendments of 1987 acquired, between March 5, 1987, and August 10, 1987, an institution that became a bank as a result of the enactment of such Amendments, that company shall, upon the enactment of such Amendments, immediately come into compli- ance with the requirements of this chapter.’’ Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 100–86, § 502(h)(2), struck out semicolon at end and substituted a period and following sentences: ‘‘If an application is filed under this para- graph in connection with an application to make an ac- quisition pursuant to section 13(f) of the Federal De- posit Insurance Act, the Board may dispense with the notice and hearing requirement of this paragraph and the Board may approve or deny the application under this paragraph without notice or hearing. If an applica- tion described in the preceding sentence is approved, the Board shall publish in the Federal Register, not later than 7 days after such approval is granted, the order approving the application and a description of the nonbanking activities involved in the acquisition;’’. Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 100–86, § 101(c), added sub- secs. (f) to (h). 1986—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’, which for purposes of codification was translated as ‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in text. 1983—Subsec. (c)(8)(F). Pub. L. 97–457, § 30(1), inserted proviso that such a bank holding company and its sub- sidiaries may not engage in sale of life insurance or an- nuities except as provided in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). Subsec. (c)(8)(G). Pub. L. 97–457, § 30(2), struck out proviso that such bank holding company and its sub- sidiaries may not engage in sale of life insurance or an- nuities except as provided in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). 1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–320, § 433(b), substituted ‘‘December 31, 1984’’ for ‘‘December 31, 1982’’. Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 97–320, §§ 118(a), 601, inserted specification that providing insurance is not being closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks for purposes of this subsection, exceptions there- to in cls. (A) through (G), and the subsequent proviso relating to the sale of life insurance or annuities, and inserted provisions relating to dispensation from the notice and hearing requirement in the event of an emergency. Pub. L. 97–320, § 141(a)(4), which directed that, effec- tive Oct. 13, 1986, the provisions of law amended by sec- tion 118 of Pub. L. 97–320 shall be amended to read as they would without such amendment, was repealed by Pub. L. 100–86, § 509(a). See Effective and Termination Dates of 1982 Amendment note and Extension of Emer- gency Acquisition and Net Worth Guarantee Provisions of Pub. L. 97–320 note set out under section 1464 of this title. Subsec. (c)(14). Pub. L. 97–290 added par. (14). 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–221 inserted provisions relating to extension of period ending Dec. 31, 1980, to Dec. 31, 1982. 1978—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–630 substituted ‘‘The pro- hibitions in this section shall not apply to (i) any com- pany that was on January 4, 1977, both a bank holding company and a labor, agricultural, or horticultural or- ganization exempt from taxation under section 501 of title 26, or to any labor, agricultural, or horticultural organization to which all or substantially all of the as- sets of such company are hereafter transferred’’ for ‘‘The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to any bank holding company which is (i) a labor, agricul- tural, or horticultural organization and which is ex- empt from taxation under section 501 of title 26’’. 1977—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 95–188 substituted ‘‘shares acquired by a bank holding company or any of its sub- sidiaries in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted in good faith, but such shares shall be disposed of with- in a period of two years’’ for ‘‘shares acquired by a bank in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted in good faith, but such bank shall dispose of such shares within a period of two years’’. 1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–607, § 103(1), (2), in par. (2) of first sentence, inserted provision respecting prohibi- tion in the case of a company which becomes, as a re- sult of the enactment of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970, a bank holding company on the date of such enactment, after Dec. 31, 1980, sub- stituted ‘‘engage in any activities’’ for ‘‘engage in any business’’, designated existing provisions as cl. (A), sub- stituting therein ‘‘and other subsidiaries authorized under this chapter or of furnishing services to or per- forming services for its subsidiaries’’ for ‘‘or of fur- nishing services to or performing services for any bank of which it owns or controls 25 per centum or more of the voting shares’’, added cl. (B) and provisions respect- ing activities of a company covered in 1970, and termi- nation of authority for engaging in the activities, au- thorization of bank holding company to engage in ac- tivities through acquisition of interest in or assets of a going concern engaged in the activities, and retention for period of ten years ownership or control of shares in a company carrying on the activity, where the activity of the company has been terminated; and, in second sentence substituted ‘‘two year period’’ for ‘‘period’’, respectively. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–607, § 103(3), (6), designated ex- isting provisions of text preceding par. (1) as cl. (i) and added cl. (2), and inserted concluding text following par. (13) deeming an application under par. (8) as grant- ed upon failure of Board to act within prescribed period and requiring the Board in the report to Congress to in- clude a description and a statement of reasons for ap- proval of each activity under par. (8), respectively. Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 91–607, § 103(4), inserted provi- sions respecting criteria to be used for determining whether particular activity is proper incident to bank- ing and provision for differentiation by orders and reg- ulations between de novo activities and going concern activities, deleted description of company activities as being of a financial, fiduciary, or insurance nature, spe- cific language respecting determination on basis of record made at the hearing, and provision respecting Page 1246 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1843 the close relationship of the activities making it un- necessary for prohibitions of this section to apply in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, sub- stituted ‘‘opportunity for hearing’’ for ‘‘hearing’’, and provided for determination by regulation. Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 91–607, § 103(5), extended exemp- tion to company activities, substituted provision re- specting conduct of greater part of company’s business; outside the United States for prior provision respecting engaging principally in the banking business outside the United States, and conditioned exemption on Board determination by regulation or order that the exemp- tion would not be substantially at variance with the purposes of this chapter and would be in the public in- terest. Subsec. (c)(11) to (13). Pub. L. 91–607, § 103(6), added pars. (11) to (13). Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 91–607, § 103(7), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). 1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–485, § 8(a), extended until December 31, 1978, the deadline for divestiture by bank holding companies of their nonbanking interests in the case of any company that has been continuously affili- ated since May 15, 1955, with a company which was reg- istered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, prior to May 15, 1955, in such a manner as to constitute an affiliated company within the meaning of that Act. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–485, § 8(b), limited the excep- tion granted companies engaged in liquidating assets acquired by the bank holding company by requiring that, to qualify for the exception, the company be en- gaged solely in liquidating assets acquired from the holding company and its banks or from another source before it became subject to this chapter and not merely engaged in the general liquidating business with only a part of its operations performed for the holding com- pany system, authorized the grant of one year exten- sions up to a total of three years to the two year period allowed for the disposal of shares acquired by a bank in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted in good faith, substituted reference, in par. (4), to shares held under a trust that constitutes a company as defined in section 1841(b) and except as provided in pars. (2) and (3) of section 1841(g) of this title for reference to shares held for the benefit of the shareholders of a bank hold- ing company or any of its subsidiaries, and eliminated the requirement that, in order to qualify for the exemp- tion allowing a bank holding company to hold shares in a nonbanking company, the shares do not exceed 5 per centum of the holding company’s assets in value. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89–485, § 8(c), added subsec. (d). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 354(2)(A) of Pub. L. 111–203 ef- fective on the transfer date, see section 351 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 906 of Title 2, The Congress. Amendment by section 604(e) of Pub. L. 111–203 effec- tive on the transfer date, see section 604(j) of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 1462 of this title. Amendment by section 606(a) of Pub. L. 111–203 effec- tive on the transfer date, see section 606(c) of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 1467a of this title. Amendment by section 623(b)(1) of Pub. L. 111–203 ef- fective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5301 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 106–102 effective 120 days after Nov. 12, 1999, see section 161 of Pub. L. 106–102, set out as a note under section 24 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 102–550 effective as if included in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improve- ment Act of 1991, Pub. L. 102–242, as of Dec. 19, 1991, see section 1609(a) of Pub. L. 102–550, set out as a note under section 191 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95–630 effective on expiration of 120 days after Nov. 10, 1978, see section 2101 of Pub. L. 95–630, set out as an Effective Date note under sec- tion 375b of this title. SHORT TITLE OF 1982 AMENDMENT For short title of title II of Pub. L. 97–290 as the ‘‘Bank Export Services Act’’, see Short Title of 1982 Amendment note set out under section 1841 of this title. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which a report required under subsection (c) (last sentence) of this section is listed on page 171), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. DETERMINATIONS REGARDING REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE ACTIVITY OR REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY Pub. L. 111–8, div. D, title VI, § 624, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 678, provided that: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, neither the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System nor the Secretary of the Treas- ury may determine, by rule, regulation, order, or other- wise, for purposes of section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 [12 U.S.C. 1843(k)], or section 5136A of the Revised Statutes of the United States [12 U.S.C. 24a], that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is an activity that is financial in nature, is incidental to any financial activity, or is complementary to a financial activity. For purposes of this section, ‘real estate brokerage activity’ shall mean ‘real estate brokerage’, and ‘real estate management activity’ shall mean ‘property management’, as those terms were understood by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System prior to March 11, 2000.’’ REPORT TO CONGRESS ON NEW ACTIVITIES OF FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES Pub. L. 106–102, title I, § 103(d), Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1351, provided that by the end of the 4-year period be- ginning on Nov. 12, 1999, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury were to submit a joint report to Congress con- taining a summary of new activities, including grand- fathered commercial activities, in which any financial holding company is engaged pursuant to subsection (k)(1) or (n) of this section. CONSIDERATION OF MERCHANT BANKING ACTIVITIES BY FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES Pub. L. 106–102, title I, § 122, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1381, provided that: ‘‘After the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Gramm- Leach-Bliley Act [Nov. 12, 1999], the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury may, if appropriate, after considering— ‘‘(1) the experience with the effects of financial modernization under this Act [see Tables for classi- fication] and merchant banking activities of financial holding companies; ‘‘(2) the potential effects on depository institutions and the financial system of allowing merchant bank- ing activities in financial subsidiaries; and ‘‘(3) other relevant facts; jointly adopt rules that permit financial subsidiaries to engage in merchant banking activities described in sec- tion 4(k)(4)(H) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Page 1247 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1844 1 See References in Text note below. [12 U.S.C. 1843(k)(4)(H)], under such terms and condi- tions as the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury jointly de- termine to be appropriate.’’ MODIFICATION OF PRIOR APPROVALS Pub. L. 101–73, title VI, § 601(b), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 409, provided that: ‘‘If the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in approving an application by a bank holding company to acquire a savings asso- ciation, imposed any restriction that would have been prohibited under section 4(i)(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 [12 U.S.C. 1843(i)(2)] (as added by subsection (a) of this section) if that section had been in effect when the application was approved, the Board shall modify that approval in a manner consistent with that section.’’ EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY ACQUISITION AND NET WORTH GUARANTEE PROVISIONS OF PUB. L. 97–320 No amendment made by section 141(a) of Pub. L. 97–320, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title, as in effect before Aug. 10, 1987, to any other provision of law to be deemed to have taken effect before such date and any such provision of law to be in effect as if no such amendment had been made before such date, see section 509(c) of Pub. L. 100–86, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title. No amendment made by section 141(a) of Pub. L. 97–320, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title, as in effect on the day before Oct. 8, 1986, to any other provision of law to be deemed to have taken effect be- fore such date and any such provision of law to be in ef- fect as if no such amendment had taken effect before such date, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 99–452, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title. Section 141(a) of Pub. L. 97–320, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title, as in effect on the day after Aug. 27, 1986, applicable as if included in Pub. L. 97–320 on Oct. 15, 1982, with no amendment made by such section to any other provision of law to be deemed to have taken effect before Aug. 27, 1986, and any such provision of law to be in effect as if no such amendment had taken effect before Aug. 27, 1986, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 99–400, set out as a note under section 1464 of this title. BANK EXPORT SERVICES Pub. L. 97–290, title II, § 202, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1235, provided that: ‘‘The Congress hereby declares that it is the purpose of this title [enacting section 635a–4 of this title, amending sections 372 and 1843 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 1843 of this title] to provide for meaningful and effective participation by bank holding companies, bankers’ banks, and Edge Act [12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.] corporations, in the financing and development of export trading companies in the United States. In furtherance of such purpose, the Congress intends that, in implementing its authority under section 4(c)(14) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 [subsec. (c)(14) of this section] the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should pursue regulatory policies that— ‘‘(1) provide for the establishment of export trading companies with powers sufficiently broad to enable them to complete with similar foreign-owned institu- tions in the United States and abroad; ‘‘(2) afford to United States commerce, industry, and agriculture, especially small- and medium-size firms, a means of exporting at all times; ‘‘(3) foster the participation by regional and smaller banks in the development of export trading compa- nies; and ‘‘(4) facilitate the formation of joint venture export trading companies between bank holding companies and nonbank firms that provide for the efficient com- bination of complementary trade and financing serv- ices designed to create export trading companies that can handle all of an exporting company’s needs.’’ REPORT TO CONGRESS BY FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD REGARDING CHANGES IN FINANCING OF UNITED STATES EXPORTS Pub. L. 97–290, title II, § 205, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1238, required Federal Reserve Board, within two years after Oct. 8, 1982, to report to Congress its recommendations with respect to implementation of this section, on any changes in United States law to facilitate financing of United States exports, and on effects of ownership of United States banks by foreign banking organizations affiliated with trading companies doing business in United States. § 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, which- ever 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 oper- ations, management, and intercompany rela- tionships 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 ac- cordance with section 1843(l)(1)(C) 1 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 ap- plication to acquire a bank pursuant to section 1842 of this title. (b) Regulations and orders The Board is authorized to issue such regula- tions and orders, including regulations and or- ders relating to the capital requirements for bank holding companies, as may be necessary to enable it to administer and carry out the pur- poses of this chapter and prevent evasions there- of. 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 ex- pansion and decreases in times of economic con- traction, consistent with the safety and sound- ness of the company. (c) Reports and examinations (1) Reports (A) In general The Board, from time to time, may require a bank holding company and any subsidiary of such company to submit reports under oath to keep the Board informed as to— (i) its financial condition, systems for monitoring and controlling financial and operating risks, and transactions with de- pository institution subsidiaries of the bank holding company; and (ii) compliance by the bank holding com- pany or subsidiary with—