Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 12


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Chapter 6 - Notes
    SUBCHAPTER I - ESTABLISHMENT BY NATIONAL BANKS OF FOREIGN BRANCHES
              AND INVESTMENTS IN BANKS DOING FOREIGN BUSINESS
    Sec.                                                     
    601.        Authorization; conditions and regulations.            
    602.        Reports and examinations.                             
    603.        Restrictions imposed by Board of Governors of the
                 Federal Reserve System on banks purchasing stock in
                 corporations doing foreign business.                 
    604.        Accounts of foreign branches; profit and loss.        
    604a.       Regulations authorizing exercise by foreign branches
                 of usual powers of local banks; restrictions.        
    605.        Repealed.                                             
    SUBCHAPTER II - ORGANIZATION OF CORPORATIONS TO DO FOREIGN BANKING
    611.        Formation authorized; fiscal agents; depositaries in
                 insular possessions.                                 
    611a.       Statement of purposes; rules and regulations.         
    612.        Articles of association; contents.                    
    613.        Signing of articles of association; forwarding to and
                 filing by Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
                 System; organization certificate; contents.          
    614.        Organization certificate; acknowledgment; forwarding
                 to, filing, and approval by Board of Governors of the
                 Federal Reserve System; permit to do business; body
                 corporate; name; seal; corporate succession;
                 contracts; suits; directors, officers, and employees;
                 bylaws.                                              
    615.        Powers of corporation.                                
                  (a)  Dealings in drafts, checks, bills of exchange,
                        acceptances, and other evidences of
                        indebtedness; purchase and sale of securities;
                        letters of credit; purchase and sale of coin,
                        bullion, and exchange; borrowing and loaning
                        money; issue of debentures, bonds, and notes;
                        deposits; limitation of liabilities; reserves.
                  (b)  Branches or agencies.                          
                  (c)  Purchase of stock in other corporations.       
    616.        Place of carrying on business; when business may be
                 begun.                                               
    617.        Engaging in commerce or trade in commodities; price
                 fixing; forfeiture of charter; acts forbidden to
                 directors, officers, agents, or employees.           
    618.        Capital stock; amount; when paid in.                  
    619.        Capital stock; by whom held; ownership of capital
                 stock by foreign bank.                               
    620.        Members of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
                 System without interest in corporation.              
    621.        Liability of shareholders on unpaid subscriptions;
                 membership of corporation in Federal reserve bank
                 prohibited.                                          
    622.        Forfeiture of rights and privileges; dissolution;
                 liability of directors and officers.                 
    623.        Voluntary liquidation.                                
    624.        Appointment of receiver or conservator.               
    625.        Stockholders' meetings; books and records; reports;
                 examination.                                         
    626.        Dividends; surplus fund.                              
    627.        State taxation.                                       
    628.        Extension of corporate existence.                     
    629.        Conversion of banking corporations into Federal
                 corporations; procedure.                             
    630.        Offenses by officers of corporation; punishment.      
    631.        False representations as to liability of United States
                 for acts of corporation; punishment.                 
    632.        Jurisdiction of United States courts; disposition by
                 banks of foreign owned property.                     
    633.        Potential liability on foreign accounts.              
                  (a)  Exceptions from repayment requirement.         
                  (b)  Regulations.                                   
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