12 U.S.C. § 3301
It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a Financial Institutions Examination Council which shall prescribe uniform principles and standards for the Federal examination of financial institutions by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and the National Credit Union Administration and make recommendations to promote uniformity in the supervision of these financial institutions. The Council's actions shall be designed to promote consistency in such examination and to insure progressive and vigilant supervision.
12 U.S.C. § 3301
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective upon the expiration of 120 days after Nov. 10, 1978, see section 2101 of Pub. L. 95-630 set out as a note under section 375b of this title.
SHORT TITLEPub. L. 95-630, title X, §1001, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3694, provided that: "This title [enacting this chapter and amending section 67 of former Title 31, Money and Finance] may be cited as the 'Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978'."
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONSFederal Home Loan Bank Board abolished and functions transferred, see sections 401 to 406 of Pub. L. 101-73 set out as a note under section 1437 of this title.
- credit
- The term "credit" means the right granted by a person to a consumer to defer payment of a debt, incur debt and defer its payment, or purchase property or services and defer payment for such purchase.
- Council
- the term "Council" means the Financial Institutions Examination Council; and