12 U.S.C. § 3903

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 3903 - Strengthened supervision of international lending

(a) Each appropriate Federal banking agency shall evaluate banking institution foreign country exposure and transfer risk for use in banking institution examination and supervision.

(b) Each such agency shall establish examination and supervisory procedures to assure that factors such as foreign country exposure and transfer risk are taken into account in evaluating the adequacy of the capital of banking institutions.

12 U.S.C. § 3903

Pub. L. 98-181 title I [title IX, §904], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1279.

banking institution

the term "banking institution" means-(A)(i) an insured bank as defined in section 1813(h) of this title or any subsidiary of an insured bank;(ii) an Edge Act corporation organized under section 25(a) 1 of the Federal Reserve Act [ 12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.]; and(iii) an Agreement Corporation operating under section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act [ 12 U.S.C. 601 et seq.]; and(B) to the extent determined by the appropriate Federal banking agency, any agency or branch of a foreign bank, and any commercial lending company owned or controlled by one or more foreign banks or companies that control a foreign bank as those terms are defined in the International Banking Act of 1978 [ 12 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.]. The term "banking institution" shall not include a foreign bank.1 See References in Text note below.