Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§689h Bank Participation
Title 15 › CHAPTER 14B — SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER III — INVESTMENT DIVISION PROGRAMS › Part B — New Markets Venture Capital Program › § 689h
Summary
National banks, banks that belong to the Federal Reserve System, and insured state banks (if state law allows) may invest in New Markets Venture Capital companies or in companies set up only to invest in those venture capital firms. No bank may put more than 5 percent of its capital and surplus into these kinds of investments.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §689h
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(a)In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), any national bank, any member bank of the Federal Reserve System, and (to the extent permitted under applicable State law) any insured bank that is not a member of such system, may invest in any New Markets Venture Capital company, or in any entity established to invest solely in New Markets Venture Capital companies.
(b)Limitation
No bank described in subsection (a) may make investments described in such subsection that are greater than 5 percent of the capital and surplus of the bank.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 689h
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110