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Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-110

§1831r Payments on Foreign Deposits Prohibited

Title 12 › CHAPTER 16 — FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION › § 1831r

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agencies and U.S.-owned corporations named in the law must not give money, help, guarantees, or transfers that would directly or indirectly pay off claims that count as deposits under 12 U.S.C. 1813(l), except for the specific exceptions listed in 1813(l)(5)(A) and (B). The Corporation may still act if its Board of Directors writes that the action does not conflict with 12 U.S.C. 1823(c). This rule also does not stop a Federal Reserve bank from lending under the Federal Reserve Act, so long as the loan follows the conditions in section 10B (12 U.S.C. 347b).

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Title 12, §1831r

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(a)In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Resolution Trust Corporation, any other agency, department, and instrumentality of the United States, and any corporation owned or controlled by the United States may not, directly or indirectly, make any payment or provide any assistance, guarantee, or transfer under this chapter or any other provision of law in connection with any insured depository institution which would have the direct or indirect effect of satisfying, in whole or in part, any claim against the institution for obligations of the institution which would constitute deposits as defined in section 1813(l) of this title but for subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1813(l)(5) of this title.
(b)Exception
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any payment, assistance, guarantee, or transfer made or provided by the Corporation if the Board of Directors determines in writing that such action is not inconsistent with any requirement of section 1823(c) of this title.
(c)Discount window lending
No provision of this section shall be construed as prohibiting any Federal Reserve bank from making advances or otherwise extending credit pursuant to the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 221 et seq.] to any insured depository institution to the extent that such advance or extension of credit is consistent with the conditions and limitations imposed under section 10B of such Act [12 U.S.C. 347b].

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The Federal Reserve Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, which is classified principally to chapter 3 (§ 221 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 226 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 1831r

Title 12, Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110