{"data":{"id":"us/12-cfr-1237.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"12 CFR 1237.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this part the following definitions shall apply:\nAgency means the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) established under 12 U.S.C. 4511, as amended.\nAuthorizing statutes mean—\n(1) The Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act,\n(2) The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, and\n(3) The Federal Home Loan Bank Act.\nCapital distribution has, with respect to a Bank, the definition stated in § 1229.1 of this chapter, and with respect to an Enterprise, the definition stated in § 1229.13 of this chapter.\nCompensation means any payment of money or the provision of any other thing of current or potential value in connection with employment.\nConservator means the Agency as appointed by the Director as conservator for a regulated entity.\nDefault; in danger of default:\n(1) Default means, with respect to a regulated entity, any official determination by the Director, pursuant to which a conservator or receiver is appointed for a regulated entity.\n(2) In danger of default means, with respect to a regulated entity, the definition under section 1303(8)(B) of the Safety and Soundness Act or applicable FHFA regulations.\nEntity-affiliated party means any party meeting the definition of an entity-affiliated party under section 1303(11) of the Safety and Soundness Act or applicable FHFA regulations.\nEquity security of any person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests (however designated) in equity, ownership or profits of such person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest, and any securities or other rights or interests convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing.\nExecutive officer means, with respect to an Enterprise, any person meeting the definition of executive officer under section 1303(12) of the Safety and Soundness Act and applicable FHFA regulations under that section, and, with respect to a Bank, an executive officer as defined in applicable FHFA regulations.\nGolden parachute payment means, with respect to a regulated entity, the definition under 12 CFR part 1231 or other applicable FHFA regulations.\nLimited-life regulated entity means an entity established by the Agency under section 1367(i) of the Safety and Soundness Act with respect to a Federal Home Loan Bank in default or in danger of default, or with respect to an Enterprise in default or in danger of default.\nReceiver means the Agency as appointed by the Director to act as receiver for a regulated entity.\nSecurities litigation claim means any claim, whether or not reduced to judgment, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed or undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, arising from rescission of a purchase or sale of an equity security of a regulated entity or for damages arising from the purchase, sale, or retention of such a security.\nTransfer means every mode, direct or indirect, absolute or conditional, voluntary or involuntary, of disposing of or parting with property or with an interest in property, including retention of title as a security interest and foreclosure of the equity of redemption of the regulated entity.","path":["Title 12—Banks and Banking","CHAPTER XII—FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER B—ENTITY REGULATIONS","PART 1237—CONSERVATORSHIP AND RECEIVERSHIP"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-12.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:16Z","sha256":"f48379554f959d2e06d5bdf53153633aad1043cbfe023886686e12980fbfff83","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/12-cfr-1237.1","next":"us/12-cfr-1237.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}