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12 U.S.C. § 5401

Title 12 Chapter 53 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 5401. Purposes

The purposes of this title 1 1 See References in Text note below. 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.

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