12 CFR §225.301
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- (a)Except as modified in this subpart, or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in this subpart have the same meanings as set forth in 12 U.S.C. 1813.
- (b)For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions apply.
- (1)Banking organization means a U.S. bank holding company; U.S. savings and loan holding company; state member bank; the U.S. operations of foreign banking organizations; and an Edge or agreement corporation; provided, however, that no designated financial market utility shall be considered a banking organization.
- (2)Bank service provider means a bank service company or other person that performs covered services; provided, however, that no designated financial market utility shall be considered a bank service provider.
- (3)Business line means a product or service offered by a banking organization to serve its customers or support other business needs.
- (4)Computer-security incident is an occurrence that results in actual harm to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information that the system processes, stores, or transmits.
- (5)Covered services are services performed, by a person, that are subject to the Bank Service Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1861-1867).
- (6)Designated financial market utility has the same meaning as set forth at 12 U.S.C. 5462(4).
- (7)Notification incident is a computer-security incident that has materially disrupted or degraded, or is reasonably likely to materially disrupt or degrade, a banking organization's—
- (i)Ability to carry out banking operations, activities, or processes, or deliver banking products and services to a material portion of its customer base, in the ordinary course of business;
- (ii)Business line(s), including associated operations, services, functions, and support, that upon failure would result in a material loss of revenue, profit, or franchise value; or
- (iii)Operations, including associated services, functions and support, as applicable, the failure or discontinuance of which would pose a threat to the financial stability of the United States.
- (8)Person has the same meaning as set forth at 12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(8)(A).