(a) Insured branch as an “insured depository institution.” A U.S.
branch of a foreign bank that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation shall be treated as an “insured depository institution”
for purposes of section 225.84.
(b) Applicability. The provisions of section
225.84, with the modifications contained in this section, shall apply
to a foreign bank that operates an insured branch referred to in paragraph
(a) of this section or an insured depository institution in the United
States, and any company that owns or controls such a foreign bank,
that has made an effective election under section 225.92 in the same
manner and to the same extent as they apply to a financial holding
company.