D.C. Code § 26-1401.02: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 26. Banks and Other Financial Institutions.
- Chapter 14. Universal Bank Certification.
- Subchapter I. General Provisions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1)
“Affiliate” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(1).
(2)
“Appropriate federal financial institutions agency” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(2).
(3)
“Bank holding company” shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, approved May 9, 1956 (70 Stat. 133; 12 U.S.C. § 1841(a)).
(4)
“Capital” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(6).
(5)
“Capital accounts” means unimpaired capital stock, unimpaired surplus, and undivided profits or retained earnings of a financial institution.
(6)
“Capital stock” means the aggregate of shares of nonwithdrawable capital stock issued.
(7)
“Commissioner” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(7).
(8)
“Community Reinvestment Act” means the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, approved October 12, 1977 (91 Stat. 1147; 12 U.S.C. § 2901 et seq.).
(9)
“Department” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(9).
(10)
“Director” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(10).
(11)
“District” means the District of Columbia.
(12)
“District of Columbia Banking Code” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.01(14).
(13)
“District savings institution” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(15).
(14)
“Equity securities” means a security representing an ownership interest in a corporation.or independent agency head
(15)
“Federal agency” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(17).
(16)
“Federal financial institutions agency” means a federal government agency with regulatory authority over a financial institution.
(17)
“Federally chartered savings institutions” means a financial institution chartered by the Office of Thrift Supervision, or a successor agency to the Office of Thrift Supervision.
(18)
“Financial institution” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(18).
(19)
“Investment securities” means commercial paper, banker’s acceptances, marketable securities in the form of bonds, notes, and debentures, and similar instruments that are regarded as investment securities.
(20)
“Loan” includes a line of credit or other extension of credit.
(21)
“Low-income” means an individual income that is less than 60% of the median individual income for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area according to the statistics of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or a median family income that is less than 60% of the median family income for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area according to the statistics of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(22)
“Moderate-income” means an individual income that is at least 60%, and less than 80%, of the median individual income for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area according to the statistics of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or a median family income that is at least 60%, and less than 80%, of the median family income for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area according to the statistics of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(23)
“National bank” means a financial institution chartered and supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or a successor agency to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
(24)
“Person” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(21).
(25)
“Savings institution” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(23).
(26)
“State bank” means a bank chartered and supervised by a financial institutions agency of a state of the United States.
(27)
“State financial institutions agency” means a government agency of a state of the United States authorized to charter and supervise financial institutions.
(28)
“Subsidiary” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 26-551.02(24).
(29)
“Superior Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(30)
“Universal bank” means a financial institution which is authorized by its articles of incorporation or other organizational documents to act as a financial institution and is certified under this chapter as a universal bank.
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