Primary Materials - Laws and Government Documents - Banking Law

Primary Materials - Laws and Government Documents

US Code

Statutes: 18 U.S.C. § 656 — Theft by Bank Officer or Employee.
Statutes: 18 U.S.C. §§ 212-215 — Bank Bribery.
Statutes: 18 U.S.C. §2113 — Bank Robbery.
US Code: 12 U.S.C. - Banks and Banking
US Code: 15 U.S.C. §1692-1692o — Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
US Code: 15 U.S.C. - Chapter 2D — Investment Companies and Advisors.
US Code: 18 U.S.C. §1005 — False Bank Entries.
US Code: 18 U.S.C. §1007 — False Statement to FDIC.
US Code: 18 U.S.C. §1344 — Bank Fraud.
US Code: 18 U.S.C. §1517 — Obstructing Examination of Financial Institution.
US Code: 18 U.S.C. §1956-60 — Money Laundering.
US Code: 18 U.S.C. - Chapter 17 — Coins and Currency.
US Code: 26 U.S.C. - Internal Revenue Code — Internal Revenue Code.
US Code: 28 U.S.C. §1348 — Banking Associations as Parties to Civil Litigation.
US Code: 31 U.S.C. - Chapter 53 — Monetary Transactions.
US Code: 42 U.S.C. §4012a — Flood Insurance Purchase and Compliance Requirements and Escrow Accounts.
US Code: 42 U.S.C. §4104a — Notification of Special Flood Hazards.

Federal Register/Code of Federal Regulations

Uniform Commercial Code

Uniform Commercial Code — Text of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 3 (Negotiable Instruments) — Overview to article 3 Negotiable Instruments; links to parts 1-6 and subsections; links to states that have adopted article 3.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 4 (Bank Deposits) — Overview to article 4 Bank Deposits and Collections; links to parts 1-5 and subsections; links to states that have adopted article 4.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 4A (Funds Transfers) — Overview to article 4A Fund Transfers; links to parts 1-5 and subsections; link to states that have adopted article 4A.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) — Information and Documents.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) — Promotes uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC): FFIEC Appraisal Subcommittee — Federal oversight system concerning licensed or certified real estate developers.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC): FFIEC Press Releases — Links to press releases concerning federal examination of financial institutions.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) — Information and Documents.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994

Federal Reserve Board

Federal Reserve Board — Press releases, testimony, speeches, monetary policy, regulation and supervision information, research and data.
Federal Reserve Board — a general index of information on the FRB website.
Federal Reserve Board: Beige Book - Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions — By Federal Reserve District.
Federal Reserve Board: Community Reinvestment Act — Ratings, designations, strategic plans, and exam schedules.
Federal Reserve Board: FRB Press Releases: Enforcement Actions
Federal Reserve Board: Interstate Branching Information — Riegle–Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act.
Federal Reserve Board: Legal Interpretations — Opinions of the Board's staff and not the Board of Governors. Includes letters on Bank Holding Co
Federal Reserve Board: Purposes and Functions of the Federal Reserve Board - Document
Federal Reserve Board: Research Staff and Resources — includes directory of economists, research resources, and career opportunities.
Federal Reserve Board: Summary of Federal Reserve regulations — From the Federal Reserve Board.
Federal Reserve Board: Supervision and Regulation Letters — Address significant policy and procedural matters related to the Federal Reserve System's supervisory responsibilities.

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) — General information on credit unions, news, reference, and links.
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA): NCUA Final Rules
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA): NCUA Legislation
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA): NCUA Proposed Rules
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA): NCUA Rules and Regulations

General Accounting Office Reports

General Accounting Office Reports — Full text versions of all publicly released GAO reports beginning with FY 1995.
General Accounting Office Reports: Bank Oversight Few Cases of Tying Have Been Detected — Report on banks' compliance with the tying provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970.
General Accounting Office Reports: Bank Oversight-- Fundamental Principles for Modernizing the U.S. Structure — Discusses efforts to modernize the U.S. federal bank oversight structure.
General Accounting Office Reports: Community Reinvestment Act: Challenges Remain to Successfully Implement — Examines major problems in implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
General Accounting Office Reports: Foreign Banks Assessing Their Role in the U.S. Banking System — Reviews the laws and regulations governing foreign banking operations in the United States.
General Accounting Office Reports: Foreign Banks-- Implementation of the Foreign Bank Supervision Enhancement Act of 1991 — Federal Reserve's implementation of the Foreign Bank Supervision Enhancement Act.
General Accounting Office Reports: Money Laundering-- FinCEN's Law Enforcement Support, Regulatory, and International Roles — Discusses the various anti-money laundering roles of the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
General Accounting Office Reports: Money Laundering-- U.S. Efforts to Combat Money Laundering Overseas — Discusses U.S. efforts to combat money laundering abroad.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Bank Advisories — From the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network — The mission of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is to support and strengthen domestic and international anti-money laundering efforts.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — Tax forms, instructions, publications, regulations, tax statistics, taxpayer help, information for business, and electronic services.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC): Law Department — Enforcement actions, regulations and interpretations, proposed regulations and reports.
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS): Laws, Regulations and Policies
U.S. Department of the Treasury — Programs and services, current headlines, public information and treasury bureaus and offices.
U.S. Department of the Treasury: Office of Foreign Assets Control — Administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries.
U.S. Department of the Treasury: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — Overview, publications, news releases, electronic banking and regulatory information.
U.S. Department of the Treasury: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: OCC News Releases
U.S. Department of the Treasury: Office of Thrift Supervision — Programs and services, community affairs, regulations, and institution statistics.
U.S. Department of the Treasury: Office of Thrift Supervision: News from OTS — Includes press releases, remarks, speeches, and testimony.

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