Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73not60
§225 Federal Reserve Banks; Title
Title 12 › Chapter 3— FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM › Subchapter I— DEFINITIONS, ORGANIZATION, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING SYSTEM › § 225
Summary
Each Federal Reserve Bank must put the city where it is located into its official name. For example, the bank in Chicago would include the word "Chicago" in its name.
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Title 12, §225
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A Federal reserve bank shall include in its title the name of the city in which it is situated, as “Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.”
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section is based on part of the second par. of section 2 of act Dec. 23, 1913. The rest of the second par. was not included in the Code. For classification of other pars. of section 2 of this Act, see Codification note set out under section 222 of this title.
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12 U.S.C. § 225
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60