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§2212 Powers of Farm Credit Administration

Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - FARM CREDIT SYSTEM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TWO OR MORE CLASSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF THE SYSTEM › Part Part E— - Service Organizations › § 2212

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives the Farm Credit Administration power to set rules for organizing covered corporations, decide where they may operate, and approve charter amendments.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §2212

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The Farm Credit Administration shall have power, under rules and regulations prescribed by the Farm Credit Administration, to provide for the organization of any corporation chartered under this part and the territory within which its operations may be carried on, and to approve amendments consistent with this chapter to charters or articles of service corporations.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–233 struck out “or by prescribing in the terms of the charter or by approval of the bylaws of the corporation” after second reference to Farm Credit Administration, substituted “approve

Amendments

consistent with this chapter to charters or articles of service corporations” for “direct at any time such changes in its charter as the Farm Credit Administration finds necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter”, and struck out last sentence which read as follows: “The powers of the Farm Credit Administration to provide for the organization of any corporation chartered under this part include, but are not limited to approval of— “(1) corporate title; “(2) general corporate powers; “(3) eligibility for membership on, and the powers, composition, selection, terms, and compensation of the board of directors; “(4) classes, issuance, value, and retirement of stock; “(5) sources of operating funds; “(6) dissolution, liquidation, and distribution of assets on liquidation; and “(7) application and distribution of earnings.” 1985—Pub. L. 99–205 substituted “Farm Credit Administration” for “Governor” in heading and wherever appearing in text, and substituted “the Federal Credit Administration” for “he” before “finds necessary” in first sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1985 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–205 effective thirty days after Dec. 23, 1985, see section 401 of Pub. L. 99–205, set out as a note under section 2001 of this title.

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 2212

Title 12Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73