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Regulation K
International Banking Operations

12 CFR 211; as amended effective December 2, 2020
Subpart A—International Operations of U.S. Banking Organizations
  • Section
  • Authority, purpose, and scope
  • Definitions
  • Foreign branches of U.S. banking organizations
  • Permissible activities and investments of foreign branches of member banks
  • Edge and agreement corporations
  • Permissible activities of Edge and agreement corporations in the United States
  • Voluntary liquidation of Edge and agreement corporations
  • Investments and activities abroad
  • Investment procedures
  • Permissible activities abroad
  • Advisory opinions under Regulation K
  • Lending limits and capital requirements
  • Supervision and reporting
Subpart B—Foreign Banking Organizations
  • Section
  • Authority, purpose, and scope
  • Definitions
  • Interstate banking operations of foreign banking organizations
  • Nonbanking activities of foreign banking organizations
  • Approval of offices of foreign banks; procedures for applications; standards for approval; representative-office activities and standards for approval; preservation of existing authority
  • Termination of offices of foreign banks
  • Examination of offices and affiliates of foreign banks
  • Disclosure of supervisory information to foreign supervisors
  • Provisions applicable to branches and agencies: limitation on loans to one borrower
  • Applications by state branches and state agencies to conduct activities not permissible for federal branches
  • Criteria for evaluating the U.S. operations of foreign banks not subject to consolidated supervision
Subpart C—Export Trading Companies
  • Section
  • Authority, purpose, and scope
  • Definitions
  • Investments and extensions of credit
  • Procedures for filing and processing notices
Subpart D—International Lending Supervision
  • Section
  • Authority, purpose, and scope
  • Definitions
  • Allocated transfer-risk reserve
  • Reporting and disclosure of international assets
  • Accounting for fees on international loans
AUTHORITY: 12 U.S.C. 221 et seq., 1818, 1835a, 1841 et seq., 3101 et seq., 3901 et seq., and 5101 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 1681s, 1681w, 6801, and 6805.

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