12 U.S.C. § 5311: Definitions

The term “bank holding company” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1841 ). A foreign bank or company that is treated as a bank holding company for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 [ 12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.], pursuant to section 3106(a) of this title , shall be treated as a bank holding company for purposes of this subchapter. The term “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Council. The term “member agency” means an agency represented by a voting member of the Council. incorporated or organized in a country other than the United States; and predominantly engaged in, including through a branch in the United States, financial activities, as defined in paragraph (6). incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States or any State; and predominantly engaged in financial activities, as defined in paragraph (6). The term “nonbank financial company” means a U.S. nonbank financial company and a foreign nonbank financial company. The term “nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors” means a nonbank financial company that the Council has determined under section 5323 of this title shall be supervised by the Board of Governors. The term “Office of Financial Research” means the office established under section 5342 of this title . the annual gross revenues derived by the company and all of its subsidiaries from activities that are financial in nature (as defined in section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 [ 12 U.S.C. 1843(k) ]) and, if applicable, from the ownership or control of one or more insured depository institutions, represents 85 percent or more of the consolidated annual gross revenues of the company; or the consolidated assets of the company and all of its subsidiaries related to activities that are financial in nature (as defined in section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956) and, if applicable, related to the ownership or control of one or more insured depository institutions, represents 85 percent or more of the consolidated assets of the company. The terms “significant nonbank financial company” and “significant bank holding company” have the meanings given those terms by rule of the Board of Governors, but in no instance shall the term “significant nonbank financial company” include those entities that are excluded under paragraph (4)(B). The Board of Governors shall establish, by regulation, the requirements for determining if a company is predominantly engaged in financial activities, as defined in subsection (a)(6). For purposes of the application of parts A and C (other than section 5323(b) of this title ) with respect to a foreign nonbank financial company, references in this subchapter to “company” or “subsidiary” include only the United States activities and subsidiaries of such foreign company, except as otherwise provided.