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<ul class="bl"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=315&invol=447"><b>D'Oench, Duhme &amp; Co. v. FDIC</b></a> 315 U.S. 447 (1942)</li>
<li><a href="/casecode/uscode.html/"><b>US Code</b></a> </li>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/12/toc.html"> 12 U.S.C. - Banks and Banking</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/15/chapters/41/subchapters/v/toc.html"> 15 U.S.C. &#167;1692-1692o</a> Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/15/chapters/2d/toc.html"> 15 U.S.C. - Chapter 2D</a> Investment Companies and Advisors.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/47/sections/section_1005.html"> 18 U.S.C. &#167;1005</a> False Bank Entries.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/47/sections/section_1007.html"> 18 U.S.C. &#167;1007</a> False Statement to FDIC.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/63/sections/section_1344.html"> 18 U.S.C. &#167;1344</a> Bank Fraud.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/73/sections/section_1517.html"> 18 U.S.C. &#167;1517</a> Obstructing Examination of Financial Institution.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/95/sections/section_1956.html"> 18 U.S.C. &#167;1956-60</a> Money Laundering.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/103/sections/section_2113.html"> 18 U.S.C. &#167;2113</a> Bank Robbery.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/11/sections/section_212.html"> 18 U.S.C. &#167;212-215</a> Bank Bribery.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/31/sections/section_656.html"> 18 U.S.C. &#167;656</a> Theft by Bank Officer or Employee.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/17/toc.html"> 18 U.S.C. - Chapter 17</a> Coins and Currency.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/26/toc.html"> 26 U.S.C. - Internal Revenue Code</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/28/parts/iv/chapters/85/sections/section_1348.html"> 28 U.S.C. &#167;1348</a> Banking Associations as Parties to Civil Litigation.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/31/subtitles/iv/chapters/53/toc.html"> 31 U.S.C. - Chapter 53</a> Monetary Transactions.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/42/chapters/50/subchapters/i/sections/section_4012a.html"> 42 U.S.C. &#167;4012a</a> Flood Insurance Purchase and Compliance Requirements and Escrow Accounts.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/42/chapters/50/subchapters/iii/sections/section_4104a.html"> 42 U.S.C. &#167;4104a</a> Notification of Special Flood Hazards.</li></ul>
<li><a href="http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/ucc/ucc.table.html"><b>Uniform Commercial Code</b></a> Text of the Uniform Commercial Code.</li>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/ucc/3/overview.html"> Article 3 (Negotiable Instruments)</a> Overview to article 3 Negotiable Instruments; links to parts 1-6 and subsections; links to states that have adopted article 3.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/ucc/4/overview.html"> Article 4 (Bank Deposits)</a> Overview to article 4 Bank Deposits and Collections; links to parts 1-5 and subsections; links to states that have adopted article 4.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/ucc/4A/overview.html"> Article 4A (Funds Transfers)</a> Overview to article 4A Fund Transfers; links to parts 1-5 and subsections; link to states that have adopted article 4A.</li></ul>
<h2 class="interior">Federal Register/Code of Federal Regulations</h2>
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<li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=31&PART=103&SECTION=22&TYPE=TEXT"> Bank Secrecy Act Regulations</a> Reports of transactions in currency</li>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=31&PART=103&SECTION=23&TYPE=TEXT"> 31 CFR 103.23</a> Reports of transportation of currency or monetary instruments.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=31&PART=103&SECTION=24&TYPE=TEXT"> 31 CFR 103.24</a> Reports of foreign financial accounts</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=31&PART=103&SECTION=28&TYPE=TEXT"> 31 CFR 103.28</a> Identification required.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=31&PART=103&SECTION=33&TYPE=TEXT"> 31 CFR 103.33</a> Records to be made and retained by financial institutions.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=31&PART=103&SECTION=53&TYPE=TEXT"> 31 CFR 103.53</a> Structured Transactions.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=31&PART=103&SECTION=57&TYPE=TEXT"> 31 CFR 103.57</a> Civil Penalties.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=31&PART=103&SECTION=59&TYPE=TEXT"> 31 CFR 103.59</a> Criminal Penalty.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl"><li> Joint Agency Policy Statement</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1996_register&docid=fr26jn96-129"> Interest Rate Risk</a> Suggests practices to bankers for managing interest rate risk.</li></ul>
<li><a href="http://www.fincen.gov/pub_main.html"><b>Bank Advisories</b></a> From the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/6000-100.html"><b>Bank Holding Company Act</b></a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.ffiec.gov/cra/"><b>Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)</b></a> Information and Documents.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/"><b>Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)</b></a> Deposit insurance, bank data, regulations, consumer affairs, FDIC buying and selling, and news.</li>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/rights/index.html"> Consumer Rights</a> Your rights with mortgages, credit cards, leasing and more.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/index.html"> Federal Register Citations</a> Final Rules, Notices, Statements of Policy and Proposed Rules.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/rules.html"> Final Rules</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html"> Notices</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html"> Proposed Rules</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/policy.html"> Statements of Policy</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/index.html"> Financial Institution Letters</a> Addressed to the Chief Executive Officers of FDIC-insured institutions; may announce new regulations, special alerts, and new publications.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/1997/fil9717.html"> Common Questions and Answers on CAMELS</a> Guidance on the revised Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System (UFIRS) or "CAMELS" rating system.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/important/index.html"> Important Banking Legislation</a> Provides a list of the most important laws affecting banking; no links.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/Index.html"> Laws, Regulations and Related Acts</a> Includes links to full text versions of:</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/4000-50.html"> Advisory Opinions</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/6500-100.html"> Consumer Protection</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/1000-100.html"> Federal Deposit Insurance Act</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/7500-100.html"> FRB Regulations</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/5500-100.html"> General Counsel Opinions</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/8000-100.html"> Miscellaneous Statutes and Regulations</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/2000-100.html"> Rules</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/5000-100.html"> Statements of Policy</a> </li></ul>
<li><a href="http://www.ffiec.gov/"><b>Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)</b></a> Promotes uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.ffiec.gov/hmda/"> Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)</a> Information and Documents.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ffiec.gov/Riegle.htm"> Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/"><b>Federal Reserve Board</b></a> Press releases, testimony, speeches, monetary policy, regulation and supervision information, research and data.</li>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2001/"> Beige Book - Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions</a> By Federal Reserve District.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/DCCA/CRA/"> Community Reinvestment Act</a> Ratings, designations, strategic plans, and exam schedules.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl"><li> FRB Press Releases</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/enforcement/2001/default.htm"> Enforcement Actions</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/isb/"> Interstate Branching Information</a> Riegle&#8211;Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/legalint/"> Legal Interpretations</a> Opinions of the Board's staff and not the Board of Governors. Includes letters on Bank Holding Co</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/pf/pf.htm"> Purposes and Functions of the Federal Reserve Board - Document</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/SRletters/"> Summary of Federal Reserve regulations</a> Address significant policy and procedural matters related to the Federal Reserve System's supervisory responsibilities.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/Regulations/default.htm"> Summary of Federal Reserve regulations</a> From the Federal Reserve Board.</li></ul>
<li><a href="http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces160.shtml?/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html"><b>General Accounting Office Reports</b></a> Full text versions of all publicly released GAO reports beginning with FY 1995.</li>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.21&filename=gg97058.txt&directory=/diskb/wais/data/gao"> Bank Oversight Few Cases of Tying Have Been Detected</a> Report on banks' compliance with the tying provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=gao&docid=f:gg96117t.txt"> Bank Oversight-- Fundamental Principles for Modernizing the U.S. Structure</a> Discusses efforts to modernize the U.S. federal bank oversight structure.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl"><li> Community Reinvestment Act</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=gao&docid=f:gg96023.txt"> Challenges Remain to Successfully Implement</a> Examines major problems in implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.21&filename=gg96026.txt&directory=/diskb/wais/data/gao"> Foreign Banks Assessing Their Role in the U.S. Banking System</a> Reviews the laws and regulations governing foreign banking operations in the United States.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.21&filename=gg96187.txt&directory=/diskb/wais/data/gao"> Foreign Banks-- Implementation of the Foreign Bank Supervision Enhancement Act of 1991</a> Federal Reserve's implementation of the Foreign Bank Supervision Enhancement Act.</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.21&filename=gg98083t.txt&directory=/diskb/wais/data/gao"> Money Laundering-- FinCEN's Law Enforcement Support, Regulatory, and International Roles</a> Discusses the various anti-money laundering roles of the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).</li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.21&filename=os00003t.txt&directory=/diskb/wais/data/gao"> Money Laundering-- U.S. Efforts to Combat Money Laundering Overseas</a> Discusses U.S. efforts to combat money laundering abroad.</li></ul>
<li><a href="http://www.ncua.gov/"><b>National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)</b></a> General information on credit unions, news, reference, and links.</li>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal3b/final_regs.htm"> NCUA Final Rules</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.ncua.gov/legislation/legislation.html"> NCUA Legislation</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.ncua.gov/RegulationsOpinionsLaws/proposed_regs/proposed_regs.html"> NCUA Proposed Rules</a> </li></ul>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.ncua.gov/RegulationsOpinionsLaws/rules_and_regs/rules_and_regs.html"> NCUA Rules and Regulations</a> </li></ul>
<li><a href="http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac"><b>Office of Foreign Assets Control</b></a> Administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries.</li>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac"> Foreign Asset Control Regulations for Banks</a> Adobe Acrobat PDF.</li></ul>
<li><a href="http://www.occ.treas.gov/"><b>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)</b></a> Overview, publications, news releases, electronic banking and regulatory information.</li>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.occ.treas.gov/law.htm"> Law Department</a> Enforcement actions, regulations and interpretations, proposed regulations and reports.</li></ul>
<li><a href="http://www.ots.treas.gov/"><b>Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)</b></a> Programs and services, community affairs, regulations, and institution statistics.</li>
<ul class="bl_indent"><li><a href="http://www.ots.treas.gov/resultsort.cfm?catNumber=17&dl=8&edit=1"> Laws, Regulations and Policies</a> </li></ul>
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