12-U.S.C.-5401
§5401 – Purposes
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Title 12 > Chapter 53 > Subchapter III > Section 5401
Details
- Reference: Section 5401
- Legend: §5401 – Purposes
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
The purposes of this title are—
(1) to provide for the safe and sound operation of the banking system of the United States;
(2) to preserve and protect the dual system of Federal and State-chartered depository institutions;
(3) to ensure the fair and appropriate supervision of each depository institution, regardless of the size or type of charter of the depository institution; and
(4) to streamline and rationalize the supervision of depository institutions and the holding companies of depository institutions.
(Pub. L. 111–203, title III, §301, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1520.)
References in Text
This title, referred to in text, is title III of Pub. L. 111–203, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1520, known as the Enhancing Financial Institution Safety and Soundness Act of 2010, which enacted this subchapter and sections 4b and 16 of this title, amended sections 1, 11, 248, 461, 481, 482, 1438, 1462, 1462a, 1463, to 1464, 1466a, 1467, 1467a, 1468, 1468a, to 1468b, 1470, 1701c, 1701p–1, 1708, 1757, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1812, 1813, 1817, 1818, 1820, 1821, 1823, 1828, 1829, 1831e, 1831j, 1833b, 1833e, 1834, 1841, 1843, 1844, 1861, 1867, 1881, 1882, 1884, 1972, 2709, 2902, 2905, 3206 to 3208, 3332, 4515, and 4517 of this title, section 906 of Title 2, The Congress, sections 78c, 78l, 78o–5, and 78w of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, sections 212, 657, 981, 982, 1006, 1014, and 1032 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, sections 321 and 714 of Title 31, Money and Finance, sections 4003 and 8105 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and section 3502 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents, repealed section 1441a of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1, 16, 1438, 1787, 1812, 1817, and 1821 of this title and section 906 of Title 2, and amended provisions set out as notes under sections 1437, 1463, 1464, 1467a, 1707, 1812, and 1818 of this title and section 509 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.
Effective Date
Subchapter effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 5301 of this title.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
12-U.S.C.-5401 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Banking Law
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12-U.S.C.-5435 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Banking Reform
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