Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73not60
§323 Stock in Federal Reserve Banks; Method of Payment
Title 12 › Chapter 3— FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM › Subchapter VIII— STATE BANKS AS MEMBERS OF SYSTEM › § 323
Summary
If the Board allows a bank to buy stock in its Federal Reserve Bank, the bank must pay when the Board calls for payment and the stock must follow the chapter's rules.
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Title 12, §323
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Whenever the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall permit the applying bank to become a stockholder in the Federal reserve bank of the district its stock subscription shall be payable on call of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and stock issued to it shall be held subject to the provisions of this chapter.
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References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, known as the Federal Reserve Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
References in Text
note set out under section 226 of this title and Tables. Codification Section is comprised of the fifth par. of section 9 of act Dec. 23, 1913, as amended. The fifth par. constituted the third par. of section 9 in 1917 (40 Stat. 232), became the fourth par. in 1927 (44 Stat. 1229), and became the fifth par. in 1950 (64 Stat. 458). For further details, see Codification note set out under section 321 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 203(a) of act Aug. 23, 1935, changed name of Federal Reserve Board to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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12 U.S.C. § 323
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60