Title 12 › Chapter 44— TRUTH IN SAVINGS › § 4313
Defines key words used in this chapter. Account means an account a bank or similar place offers for consumers to deposit money for personal, family, or household use, and includes common types like demand, time, negotiable order of withdrawal, and share draft accounts. Annual percentage yield (APY) shows the total interest you would get on a $100 deposit over a 365-day period, using the annual simple interest rate and the compounding schedule, calculated the way the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s rules require. Annual rate of simple interest is the yearly interest rate for each compounding period, and it may also be called the annual percentage rate. Bureau means the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. Deposit broker has the meaning in section 1831f(f)(1) and also includes anyone who asks others to place money in an insured bank. Depository institution is defined in section 461(b)(1)(A)(i)–(vi) but excludes any nonautomated credit union that, as of September 30, 1996, was not required to follow these rules under the National Credit Union Administration’s determination. Interest includes dividends on share draft accounts. Multiple rate account means an account with 2 or more known annual interest rates that take effect at the same time or at later times.
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12 U.S.C. § 4313
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
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Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60