§ 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.