18 U.S.C. § 20
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As used in this title, the term “financial institution” means—
- (1)an insured depository institution (as defined in section 3(c)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act);
- (2)a credit union with accounts insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund;
- (3)a Federal home loan bank or a member, as defined in section 2 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1422), of the Federal home loan bank system;
- (4)a System institution of the Farm Credit System, as defined in section 5.35(3) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971;
- (5)a small business investment company, as defined in section 103 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662);
- (6)a depository institution holding company (as defined in section 3(w)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
- (7)a Federal Reserve bank or a member bank of the Federal Reserve System;
- (8)an organization operating under section 25 or section 25(a) 1 See References in Text note below. of the Federal Reserve Act;
- (9)a branch or agency of a foreign bank (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1(b) of the International Banking Act of 1978); or
- (10)a mortgage lending business (as defined in section 27 of this title) or any person or entity that makes in whole or in part a federally related mortgage loan as defined in section 3 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974.