Title 12, Chapter 2
Banks and Banking — 139 sections
- § 1 Section 1 - Interstate consolidations and mergers
- § 2 Section 2 - Expedited procedures for certain reorganizations
- § 3 Section 3 - Mergers and consolidations with subsidiaries and nonbank affiliates
- § 21 Section 21 - Formation of national banking associations; incorporators; articles of association
- § 21a Section 21a - Amendment of articles of association
- § 22 Section 22 - Organization certificate
- § 23 Section 23 - Acknowledgment and filing of certificate
- § 24 Section 24 - Corporate powers of associations
- § 24a Section 24a - Financial subsidiaries of national banks
- § 25 Section 25 - Omitted
- § 25a Section 25a - Participation by national banks in lotteries and related activities
- § 25b Section 25b - State law preemption standards for national banks and subsidiaries clarified
- § 26 Section 26 - Comptroller to determine if association can commence business
- § 27 Section 27 - Certificate of authority to commence banking
- § 28 Section 28 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(e)(1), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2291
- § 29 Section 29 - Power to hold real property
- § 30 Section 30 - Change of name or location
- § 31 Section 31 - Rights and liabilities as affected by change of name
- § 32 Section 32 - Liabilities and suits as affected by change of name or location
- § 34c Section 34c - Transferred
- § 35 Section 35 - Organization of State banks as national banking associations
- § 36 Section 36 - Branch banks
- § 37 Section 37 - Associations governed by chapter
- § 38 Section 38 - The National Bank Act
- § 39 Section 39 - Reservation of rights of associations organized under Act of 1863
- § 40 Section 40 - Virgin Islands; extension of National Bank Act
- § 41 Section 41 - Guam; extension of National Bank Act
- § 42 Section 42 - Territorial application
- § 43 Section 43 - Interpretations concerning preemption of certain State laws
- § 51 Section 51 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106–569, title XII , § 1233(c), Dec. 27, 2000 , 114 Stat. 3037
- § 51a Section 51a - Preferred stock; issuance authorized
- § 51b Section 51b - Dividends, voting, and retirement of preferred stock; individual liability
- § 51c Section 51c - “Common stock”, “capital”, and “capital stock” defined
- § 51f Section 51f - Repealed. June 30, 1947, ch. 166 , title II, § 206(b), (o), 61 Stat. 208
- § 52 Section 52 - Par value and incidents of stock; transfer of shares
- § 53 Section 53 - When capital stock paid in
- § 54 Section 54 - Repealed. Pub. L. 86–230 , § 5, Sept. 8, 1959 , 73 Stat. 457
- § 55 Section 55 - Enforcing payment of deficiency in capital stock; assessments; liquidation; receivership
- § 56 Section 56 - Prohibition on withdrawal of capital; unearned dividends
- § 57 Section 57 - Increase of capital by provision in articles of association
- § 58 Section 58 - Repealed. Pub. L. 86–230 , § 6, Sept. 8, 1959 , 73 Stat. 457
- § 59 Section 59 - Reduction of capital
- § 60 Section 60 - National bank dividends
- § 61 Section 61 - Shareholders’ voting rights; cumulative and distributive voting; preferred stock; trust shares; proxies, liability restrictions; percentage requirement exclusion of trust shares
- § 62 Section 62 - List of shareholders
- § 64 Section 64 - Repealed. Pub. L. 86–230 , § 7, Sept. 8, 1959 , 73 Stat. 457
- § 64a Section 64a - Individual liability of shareholders; limitation on liability
- § 65 Section 65 - Repealed. Pub. L. 86–230 , § 8, Sept. 8, 1959 , 73 Stat. 457
- § 66 Section 66 - Personal liability of representatives of stockholders
- § 67 Section 67 - Individual liability of shareholders; compromises; authority of receiver
- § 71 Section 71 - Election
- § 71a Section 71a - Number of directors; penalties
- § 72 Section 72 - Qualifications
- § 73 Section 73 - Oath
- § 74 Section 74 - Vacancies
- § 75 Section 75 - Legal holiday, annual meeting on; proceedings where no election held on proper day
- § 76 Section 76 - President of bank as member of board; chairman of board
- § 77 Section 77 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89–695, title II , § 207, Oct. 16, 1966 , 80 Stat. 1055
- § 78 Section 78 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106–102, title I , § 101(b), Nov. 12, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1341
- § 81 Section 81 - Place of business
- § 82 Section 82 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97–320, title IV , § 402, Oct. 15, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1510
- § 83 Section 83 - Loans by bank on its own stock
- § 84 Section 84 - Lending limits
- § 85 Section 85 - Rate of interest on loans, discounts and purchases
- § 86 Section 86 - Usurious interest; penalty for taking; limitations
- § 86a Section 86a - Omitted
- § 89 Section 89 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(e)(2)–(4), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2291
- § 90 Section 90 - Depositaries of public moneys and financial agents of Government
- § 91 Section 91 - Transfers by bank and other acts in contemplation of insolvency
- § 92 Section 92 - Acting as insurance agent or broker
- § 92a Section 92a - Trust powers
- § 93 Section 93 - Violation of provisions of chapter
- § 93a Section 93a - Authority to prescribe rules and regulations
- § 94 Section 94 - Venue of suits
- § 94a Section 94a - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646 , § 39, 62 Stat. 992 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- § 95 Section 95 - Emergency limitations and restrictions on business of members of Federal Reserve System; designation of legal holiday for national banking associations; exceptions; “State” defined
- § 95b Section 95b - Omitted
- § 110 Section 110 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(e)(5)–(11), (f)(2)–(4)(A), (g)(9), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2292 , 2294
- § 121 Section 121 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(f)(4)(B), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2292
- § 121a Section 121a - Redemption of notes unidentifiable as to bank of issue
- § 122 Section 122 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97–258 , § 5(b), Sept. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1068
- § 122a Section 122a - Redeemed notes of unidentifiable issue; funds charged against
- § 126 Section 126 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(e)(12), (13), (f)(4)(C), (6), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2292 , 2293
- § 127 Section 127 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554 , § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 633
- § 138 Section 138 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(e)(14)–(21), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2292
- § 141 Section 141 - Omitted
- § 142 Section 142 - Banks in reserve cities; reserves
- § 143 Section 143 - Banks in Alaska and insular possessions; lawful money reserves
- § 144 Section 144 - Certain balances counted toward reserves in dependencies and insular possessions
- § 146 Section 146 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97–258 , § 5(b), Sept. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1068
- § 153 Section 153 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(e)(22), (23), (f)(7), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2292 , 2293
- § 161 Section 161 - Reports to Comptroller of the Currency
- § 162 Section 162 - Repealed. Pub. L. 86–671 , § 6, July 14, 1960 , 74 Stat. 552 .
- § 163 Section 163 - Repealed. Pub. L. 86–230 , § 22(a), Sept. 8, 1959 , 73 Stat. 466
- § 164 Section 164 - Penalty for failure to make reports
- § 165 Section 165 - Omitted
- § 177 Section 177 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(e)(24)–(31), (f)(4)(D), (5)(A), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2292 , 2293
- § 177a Section 177a - Funds available for cost of transporting and redeeming national and Federal Reserve bank notes
- § 178 Section 178 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(f)(5)(B), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2293
- § 181 Section 181 - Voluntary dissolution; appointment and removal of liquidating agent or committee; examination
- § 182 Section 182 - Notice of intent to dissolve
- § 186 Section 186 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(e)(32)–(35), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2292
- § 191 Section 191 - Appointment of receiver for a national bank
- § 192 Section 192 - Default in payment of circulating notes
- § 193 Section 193 - Notice to present claims
- § 194 Section 194 - Dividends on adjusted claims; distribution of assets
- § 195 Section 195 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–325, title VI , § 602(e)(36), Sept. 23, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2292
- § 196 Section 196 - Expenses
- § 197 Section 197 - Shareholders’ meeting; continuance of receivership; appointment of agent; winding up business; distribution of assets
- § 197a Section 197a - Resumption of business by closed bank on consent of depositors
- § 198 Section 198 - Purchase by receiver of property of bank; request to Comptroller
- § 199 Section 199 - Approval of request
- § 200 Section 200 - Payment
- § 201 Section 201 - Short title
- § 202 Section 202 - Definitions
- § 203 Section 203 - Appointment of conservator
- § 204 Section 204 - Examinations
- § 205 Section 205 - Termination of conservatorship
- § 206 Section 206 - Conservator; powers and duties
- § 208 Section 208 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101–73, title VIII , § 808, Aug. 9, 1989 , 103 Stat. 446
- § 209 Section 209 - Liability protection
- § 210 Section 210 - Governmental powers unimpaired
- § 211 Section 211 - Rules and regulations
- § 212 Section 212 - Right to amend; separability
- § 213 Section 213 - Transferred
- § 214 Section 214 - Definitions
- § 214a Section 214a - Procedure for conversion, merger, or consolidation; vote of stockholders
- § 214b Section 214b - Continuation of business and corporate entity
- § 214c Section 214c - Conversions in contravention of State law
- § 214d Section 214d - Prohibition on conversion
- § 215 Section 215 - Consolidation of banks within same State
- § 215a Section 215a - Merger of national banks or State banks into national banks
- § 215b Section 215b - Definitions
- § 215c Section 215c - Mergers, consolidations, and other acquisitions authorized
- § 216 Section 216 - Purpose
- § 216a Section 216a - Definitions
- § 216b Section 216b - Disposition of unclaimed property
- § 216c Section 216c - Rules and regulations
- § 216d Section 216d - Severability