Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-110

§4406a Treatment of Contracts with Uninsured National Banks, Uninsured Federal Branches and Agencies, Certain Uninsured State Member Banks, and Edge Act Corporations

Title 12 › CHAPTER 45 — PAYMENT SYSTEM RISK REDUCTION › SUBCHAPTER I — BILATERAL AND CLEARING ORGANIZATION NETTING › § 4406a

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Applies paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) of section 11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to certain uninsured institutions: uninsured national banks, uninsured Federal branches and agencies, corporations chartered under section 25A, and uninsured State member banks that run multilateral clearing organizations under section 4422. When those rules refer to the FDIC as receiver, to "the Corporation," or to a "receiver" or "conservator," they instead mean the receiver or conservator appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency for uninsured national banks and Federal branches, or the receiver or conservator appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for section 25A corporations and uninsured State member banks. There is one exception: the special reference in section 11(e)(8)(D) is not changed. Also, any mention of an "insured depository institution" or "depository institution" in those paragraphs should be read to mean these uninsured institutions when they operate as multilateral clearing organizations. The legal liability of a receiver or conservator for these uninsured institutions is the same as the liability that applies under section 11(e) for receivers and conservators of insured depository institutions. The Comptroller (for uninsured national banks and Federal branches) and the Board (for section 25A corporations and uninsured State member banks), after talking with the FDIC, may make rules only to carry out these four paragraphs of section 11(e). Those rules must generally match the FDIC’s rules and policies. For this part, the words "Federal branch," "Federal agency," and "foreign bank" have the meanings given in section 3101.

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Title 12, §4406a

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(a)In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) of section 11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1821(e)] shall apply to an uninsured national bank or uninsured Federal branch or Federal agency, a corporation chartered under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.], or an uninsured State member bank which operates, or operates as, a multilateral clearing organization pursuant to section 4422 of this title, except that for such purpose—
(1)any reference to the “Corporation as receiver” or “the receiver or the Corporation” shall refer to the receiver appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency in the case of an uninsured national bank or uninsured Federal branch or agency, or to the receiver appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the case of a corporation chartered under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.] or an uninsured State member bank;
(2)any reference to the “Corporation” (other than in section 11(e)(8)(D) of such Act [12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)]), the “Corporation, whether acting as such or as conservator or receiver”, a “receiver”, or a “conservator” shall refer to the receiver or conservator appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency in the case of an uninsured national bank or uninsured Federal branch or agency, or to the receiver or conservator appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the case of a corporation chartered under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.] or an uninsured State member bank; and
(3)any reference to an “insured depository institution” or “depository institution” shall refer to an uninsured national bank, an uninsured Federal branch or Federal agency, a corporation chartered under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.], or an uninsured State member bank which operates, or operates as, a multilateral clearing organization pursuant to section 4422 1 of this title.
(b)Liability
The liability of a receiver or conservator of an uninsured national bank, uninsured Federal branch or agency, a corporation chartered under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.], or an uninsured State member bank which operates, or operates as, a multilateral clearing organization pursuant to section 4422 1 of this title, shall be determined in the same manner and subject to the same limitations that apply to receivers and conservators of insured depository institutions under section 11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1821(e)].
(c)Regulatory authority
(1)In general
The Comptroller of the Currency in the case of an uninsured national bank or uninsured Federal branch or agency and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the case of a corporation chartered under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.], or an uninsured State member bank that operates, or operates as, a multilateral clearing organization pursuant to section 4422 1 of this title, in consultation with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, may each promulgate regulations solely to implement this section.
(2)Specific requirement
In promulgating regulations, limited solely to implementing paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) of section 11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1821(e)], the Comptroller of the Currency and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System each shall ensure that the regulations generally are consistent with the regulations and policies of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation adopted pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.].
(d)Definitions
For purposes of this section, the terms “Federal branch”, “Federal agency”, and “foreign bank” have the same meanings as in section 3101 of this title.

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References in Text

section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, referred to in subsecs. (a), (b), and (c)(1), popularly known as the Edge Act, is classified to subchapter II (§ 611 et seq.) of chapter 6 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 611 of this title and Tables. section 4422 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a) to (c)(1), was repealed by Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 740, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1729. section 11(e)(8)(D) of such Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), probably means section 11(e)(8)(D) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, which is classified to section 1821(e)(8)(D) of this title. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is act Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 967, § 2, 64 Stat. 873, which is classified generally to chapter 16 (§ 1811 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1811 of this title and Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 407 of Pub. L. 102–242 was renumbered section 407A and is classified to section 4407 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 180 days after Apr. 20, 2005, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under Title 11, Bankruptcy, before such

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, except as otherwise provided, see section 1501 of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as an

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of 2005 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 11.

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 4406a

Title 12, Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110