Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · CFR · Title 12 — Banks and Banking · Part 340 — Restrictions on Sale of Assets of a Failed Institution by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation · § 340.2

§ 340.2. Definitions.

563 words·~3 min read·/us/cfr/t12/s§ 340.2·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Many of the terms used in this part are defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1811, et seq. Additionally, for the purposes of this part, the following terms are defined:
(a)Associated person of an individual or entity means:
(1)With respect to an individual:
(i)The individual's spouse or dependent child or any member of his or her immediate household;
(ii)A partnership of which the individual is or was a general or limited partner;
(iii)A limited liability company of which the individual is or was a member; or
(iv)A corporation of which the individual is or was an officer or director.
(2)With respect to a partnership, a managing or general partner of the partnership or with respect to a limited liability company, a manager; or
(3)With respect to any entity, an individual or entity who, acting individually or in concert with one or more individuals or entities, owns or controls 25 percent or more of the entity.
(b)Default means any failure to comply with the terms of an obligation to such an extent that:
(1)A judgment has been rendered in favor of the FDIC or a failed institution; or
(2)In the case of a secured obligation, the property securing such obligation is foreclosed on.
(c)FDIC means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(d)Failed institution means any insured depository institution (as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813(c)) that has been under the conservatorship or receivership of the FDIC or any of its predecessors.
(e)Financial intermediary means any broker, dealer, bank, underwriter, exchange, clearing agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC)under section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, transfer agent (as defined in section 3(a)(25) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), central counterparty or any other entity whose role is to facilitate a transaction by, as a riskless intermediary, purchasing a security or qualified financial contract from one counterparty and then selling it to another.
(f)Obligation means any debt or duty to pay money owed to the FDIC or a failed institution, including any guarantee of any such debt or duty.
(g)Person means an individual, or an entity with a legally independent existence, including: A trustee; the beneficiary of at least a 25 percent share of the proceeds of a trust; a partnership; a corporation; an association; or other organization or society.
(h)Substantial loss means:
(1)An obligation that is delinquent for ninety
(90)or more days and on which there remains an outstanding balance of more than $100,000, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with 12 CFR 314.1;
(2)An unpaid final judgment in excess of $100,000, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with 12 CFR 314.1 regardless of whether it becomes forgiven in whole or in part in a bankruptcy proceeding;
(3)A deficiency balance following a foreclosure of collateral in excess of $100,000, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with 12 CFR 314.1, regardless of whether it becomes discharged in whole or in part in a bankruptcy proceeding;
(4)Any loss in excess of $100,000, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with 12 CFR 314.1 evidenced by an IRS Form 1099-C (Information Reporting for Cancellation of Debt). [80 FR 22889, Apr. 24, 2015, as amended at 90 FR 55811, Dec. 4, 2025]
Connections2 cite this · traces to 3
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 340.2
Definitions.
Fed. Reg.×2
Cites 3Cited by 2 across 1 source
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.