As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Federal Reserve Act” includes the act of congress of the United States approved December 23, 1913, as amended;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-2-501

  • Bank: means any person, as hereinafter defined, doing a banking business subject to the laws of this or any other jurisdiction and, for the purposes of supervision, examination and liquidation, includes industrial investment companies and industrial banks authorized by chapter 5 of this title. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Company: includes a bank, trust company, corporation, partnership, association, business or other trust, or similar business entity. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Federal Reserve Act: includes the act of congress of the United States approved December 23, 1913, as amended. See Tennessee Code 45-2-501
  • Federal reserve board: means the federal reserve board, created and described in the Federal Reserve Act. See Tennessee Code 45-2-501
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Federal reserve bank” means the federal reserve banks created and organized under the authority of the Federal Reserve Act;
(3) “Federal reserve board” means the federal reserve board, created and described in the Federal Reserve Act; and
(4) “Member bank” means any national bank, state bank, or banking and trust company that has become or that becomes a member of one (1) of the federal reserve banks created by the Federal Reserve Act.