7 U.S.C. § 27: Definitions

any depository institution (as defined in section 1813(c) of title 12 ); any foreign bank or branch or agency of a foreign bank (each as defined in section 3101 of title 12 ); any Federal or State credit union (as defined in section 1752 of title 12 ); any corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [ 12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.]; any corporation operating under section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act [ 12 U.S.C. 601 et seq.]; any trust company; or any subsidiary of any entity described in paragraph 1 (1) through (6) of this subsection, if the subsidiary is regulated as if the subsidiary were part of the entity and is not a broker or dealer (as such terms are defined in 1 So in original. Probably should be “paragraphs”. section 78c of title 15 ) or a futures commission merchant (as defined in section 1a of this title ). the term “bank” shall have the meaning given in subsection (a) of this section; and the term “qualified investor” means eligible contract participant (as defined in section 1a of this title , as in effect on December 21, 2000 ). In sections 27 to 27f of this title, the term “hybrid instrument” means an identified banking product not excluded by section 27a of this title , offered by a bank, having one or more payments indexed to the value, level, or rate of, or providing for the delivery of, one or more commodities (as defined in section 1a of this title ).