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12 USC CHAPTER 18 - BANK SERVICE COMPANIES 01/07/2011

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TITLE 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 18 - BANK SERVICE COMPANIES

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CHAPTER 18 - BANK SERVICE COMPANIES

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Sec.
1861. Short title and definitions.
1862. Amount of investment in bank service company.
1863. Permissible bank service company activities for
depository institutions.
1864. Permissible bank service company activities for other
persons.
1865. Prior approval for investments in bank service
companies.
1866. Services to nonstockholders or nonmembers.
1867. Regulation and examination of bank service companies.

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12 USC Sec. 1861 01/07/2011

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TITLE 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 18 - BANK SERVICE COMPANIES

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Sec. 1861. Short title and definitions

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(a) Short title
This chapter may be cited as the "Bank Service Company Act".
(b) Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter -
(1) the term "appropriate Federal banking agency" shall have
the meaning provided in section 1813(q) of this title;
(2) the term "bank service company" means -
(A) any corporation -
(i) which is organized to perform services authorized by
this chapter; and
(ii) all of the capital stock of which is owned by 1 or
more insured depository institutions; and

(B) any limited liability company -
(i) which is organized to perform services authorized by
this chapter; and
(ii) all of the members of which are 1 or more insured
depository institutions.

(3) the term "Board" means the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System;
(4) the term "depository institution" means, except when such
term appears in connection with the term "insured depository
institution", an insured bank, financial institution subject to
examination by the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision
or the National Credit Union Administration Board, or a financial
institution the accounts or deposits of which are insured or
guaranteed under State law and are eligible to be insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Savings and
Loan Insurance Corporation, or the National Credit Union
Administration Board;
(5) Insured depository institution. - The term "insured
depository institution" has the same meaning as in section
1813(c) of this title;
(6) the term "invest" includes any advance of funds to a bank
service company, whether by the purchase of stock, the making of
a loan, or otherwise, except a payment for rent earned, goods
sold and delivered, or services rendered prior to the making of
such payment;
(7) the term "limited liability company" means any company,
partnership, trust, or similar business entity organized under
the law of a State (as defined in section 1813 of this title)
which provides that a member or manager of such company is not
personally liable for a debt, obligation, or liability of the
company solely by reason of being, or acting as, a member or
manager of such company;
(8) the term "principal investor" means the insured depository
institution that has the largest dollar amount invested in the
equity of a bank service company. In any case where two or more
insured depository institutions have equal dollar amounts
invested in a bank service company, the company shall, prior to
commencing operations, select one of the insured depository
institutions as its principal investor and shall notify the
depository institution's appropriate Federal banking agency of
that choice within 5 business days of its selection; and
(9) the terms "State depository institution", "Federal
depository institution", "State savings association" and "Federal
savings association" have the same meanings as in section 1813 of
this title.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 87-856, Sec. 1, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1132; Pub. L. 97-
320, title VII, Sec. 709, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1540; Pub. L. 97-
457, Sec. 32(a), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2511; Pub. L. 104-208,
div. A, title II, Sec. 2613(a), (b), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-
476; Pub. L. 109-351, title VI, Sec. 602(b)(1), Oct. 13, 2006, 120
Stat. 1979; Pub. L. 111-203, title III, Sec. 357(1), (2), July 21,
2010, 124 Stat. 1547, 1548.)


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AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTION (B)
Pub. L. 111-203, title III, Secs. 351, 357(1), (2), July 21,
2010, 124 Stat. 1546-1548, provided that, effective on the transfer
date, subsection (b) of this section is amended:
(1) in paragraph (4) -
(A) by inserting after "an insured bank," the following: "a
savings association,";
(B) by substituting "appropriate Federal banking agency" for
"Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision"; and
(C) by striking out ", the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance
Corporation,"; and
(2) in paragraph (5), by substituting "terms 'depository
institution' and 'savings association' have the same meanings as in
section 1813" for "term 'insured depository institution' has the
same meaning as in section 1813(c)".
See Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note below.


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AMENDMENTS
2006 - Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(ii), (B)(ii). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec.
602(b)(1)(F), substituted "insured depository institutions" for
"insured banks".
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(1)(A), inserted ",
except when such term appears in connection with the term 'insured
depository institution'," after "means" and substituted "Director
of the Office of Thrift Supervision" for "Federal Home Loan Bank
Board".
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(1)(B), added par.
(5) and struck out former par. (5) which defined "insured bank".
Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(1)(G), substituted
"means the insured depository institution" for "means the insured
bank", "insured depository institutions" for "insured banks" in two
places, and "the depository institution's appropriate" for "the
bank's appropriate".
Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(1)(C)-(E), added
par. (9).
1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(a), inserted
heading and amended text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to
amendment, text read as follows: "This chapter may be cited as the
'Bank Service Corporation Act'."
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(b)(1), amended par.
(2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "the
term 'bank service corporation' means a corporation organized to
perform services authorized by this chapter, all of the capital
stock of which is owned by one or more insured banks;".
Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(b)(2), substituted
"company" for "corporation" and struck out "and" after semicolon at
end.
Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(b)(3), added par. (7).
Former par. (7) redesignated (8).
Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(b)(4), substituted
"company" for "corporation" wherever appearing and "equity" for
"capital stock".
Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(b)(3), redesignated par. (7) as (8).
1983 - Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 97-457 substituted "a" for "or
another" after "insured bank," and inserted reference to a
financial institution insured by State law and eligible to be
insured by certain Federal agencies.
1982 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-320 substituted provision that
this chapter may be cited as the "Bank Service Corporation Act" for
provision that term "Federal supervisory agency" meant the
Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, or the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-320 substituted definitions of
"appropriate Federal banking agency", "bank service corporation",
"Board", "depository institution", "insured bank", "invest", and
"principal investor" for provision that term "bank services" meant
services such as check and deposit sorting and posting, computation
and posting of interest and other credits and charges, preparation
and mailing of checks, statements, notices, and similar items, or
any other clerical, bookkeeping, accounting, statistical, or
similar functions performed for a bank.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-320 redesignated provisions of subsec.
(c) defining "bank service corporation" as (b)(2), and revised
definition.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97-320 redesignated provisions of subsec.
(d) as (b)(6).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 111-203 effective on the transfer date, see
section 351 of Pub. L. 111-203, set out as a note under section 906
of Title 2, The Congress.


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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation abolished and
functions transferred, see sections 401 to 406 of Pub. L. 101-73,
set out as a note under section 1437 of this title.

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12 USC Sec. 1862 01/07/2011

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TITLE 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 18 - BANK SERVICE COMPANIES

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Sec. 1862. Amount of investment in bank service company

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Notwithstanding any limitation or prohibition otherwise imposed
by any provision of law exclusively relating to banks or savings
associations, other than the limitation on the amount of investment
by a Federal savings association contained in section 1464(c)(4)(B)
of this title, an insured depository institution may invest not
more than 10 per centum of paid-in and unimpaired capital and
unimpaired surplus in a bank service company. No insured depository
institution shall invest more than 5 per centum of its total assets
in bank service companies.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 87-856, Sec. 2, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1132; Pub. L. 97-
320, title VII, Sec. 709, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1541; Pub. L.
104-208, div. A, title II, Sec. 2613(c), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat.
3009-477; Pub. L. 109-351, title VI, Sec. 602(a), (b)(2), Oct. 13,
2006, 120 Stat. 1978, 1979.)


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AMENDMENTS
2006 - Pub. L. 109-351 inserted "or savings associations, other
than the limitation on the amount of investment by a Federal
savings association contained in section 1464(c)(4)(B) of this
title" after "relating to banks" and substituted "insured
depository institution" for "insured bank" in two places.
1996 - Pub. L. 104-208 substituted "company" for "corporation" in
section catchline and "company" and "companies" for "corporation"
and "corporations", respectively, in text.
1982 - Pub. L. 97-320 substituted provisions relating to the
maximum permissible amount of investment in a bank service
corporation by an insured bank for provisions which read as
follows:
"(a) No limitation or prohibition otherwise imposed by any
provision of Federal law exclusively relating to banks shall
prevent any two or more banks from investing not more than 10 per
centum of the paid-in and unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus
of each of them in a bank service corporation.
"(b) If stock in a bank service corporation has been held by two
banks, and one of such banks ceases to utilize the services of the
corporation and ceases to hold stock in it, and leaves the other as
the sole stockholding bank, the corporation may nevertheless
continue to function as such and the other bank may continue to
hold stock in it."

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12 USC Sec. 1863 01/07/2011

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TITLE 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 18 - BANK SERVICE COMPANIES

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Sec. 1863. Permissible bank service company activities for
depository institutions

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Without regard to the provisions of sections 1864 and 1865 of
this title, an insured depository institution may invest in a bank
service company that performs, and a bank service company may
perform, the following services only for depository institutions:
check and deposit sorting and posting, computation and posting of
interest and other credits and charges, preparation and mailing of
checks, statements, notices, and similar items, or any other
clerical, bookkeeping, accounting, statistical, or similar
functions performed for a depository institution.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 87-856, Sec. 3, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1132; Pub. L. 97-
320, title VII, Sec. 709, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1541; Pub. L.
104-208, div. A, title II, Sec. 2613(d), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat.
3009-477; Pub. L. 109-351, title VI, Sec. 602(a), Oct. 13, 2006,
120 Stat. 1978.)


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AMENDMENTS
2006 - Pub. L. 109-351 substituted "insured depository
institution" for "insured bank".
1996 - Pub. L. 104-208 substituted "company" for "corporation"
wherever appearing in section catchline and text.
1982 - Pub. L. 97-320 substituted provisions relating to
permissible bank service corporation activities for depository
institutions for provisions that a bank service corporation must
provide bank services to a bank that applied for them if the
applying bank competed with a bank which held stock in the
corporation unless comparable services were available elsewhere at
competitive cost or furnishing the services would be beyond the
practical capacity of the corporation.

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12 USC Sec. 1864 01/07/2011

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TITLE 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 18 - BANK SERVICE COMPANIES

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Sec. 1864. Permissible bank service company activities for other
persons

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(a) Services permissible other than taking deposits
A bank service company may provide to any person any service
authorized by this section, except that a bank service company
shall not take deposits.
(b) Services to be performed in State where shareholders or members
are located
Except as permissible under subsection (c), (d), or (e) or with
the prior approval of the Board under section 1865(b) of this title
in accordance with subsection (f) of this section -
(1) a bank service company shall not perform the services
authorized by this section in any State other than that State in
which its shareholders or members are located; and
(2) all insured bank shareholders or members of a bank service
company shall be located in the same State.
(c) Performance where State bank or savings association is
shareholder or member
A bank service company in which a State bank or State savings
association is a shareholder or member shall perform only those
services that such State bank or State savings association
shareholder or member is authorized to perform under the law of the
State in which such State bank or State savings association
operates and shall perform such services only at locations in the
State in which such State bank or State savings association
shareholder or member could be authorized to perform such services.
(d) Performance where national bank or Federal savings association
is shareholder or member
A bank service company in which a national bank or Federal
savings association is a shareholder or member shall perform only
those services that such national bank or Federal savings
association shareholder or member is authorized to perform under
the law of the United States and shall perform such services only
at locations in the State at which such national bank or Federal
savings association shareholder or member could be authorized to
perform such services.
(e) Performance where State bank and national bank are shareholders
or members
A bank service company may perform -
(1) only those services that each depository institution
shareholder or member is otherwise authorized to perform under
any applicable Federal or State law; and
(2) such services only at locations in a State in which each
such shareholder or member is authorized to perform such
services.
(f) Geographic location
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section or any other
provision of law, other than the provisions of Federal and State
branching law regulating the geographic location of banks or
savings associations to the extent that those laws are applicable
to an activity authorized by this subsection, a bank service
company may perform at any geographic location any service, other
than deposit taking, that the Board has determined, by regulation,
to be permissible for a bank holding company under section
1843(c)(8) of this title as of the day before November 12, 1999.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 87-856, Sec. 4, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1132; Pub. L. 97-
320, title VII, Sec. 709, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1542; Pub. L. 97-
457, Sec. 32(b)(2), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2511; Pub. L. 104-208,
div. A, title II, Sec. 2613(e), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-477;
Pub. L. 106-102, title I, Sec. 102(b)(2), Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat.
1342; Pub. L. 109-351, title VI, Sec. 602(b)(3), Oct. 13, 2006, 120
Stat. 1979.)


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AMENDMENTS
2006 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(3)(A), inserted
"as permissible under subsection (c), (d), or (e) or" after
"Except" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(3)(B), inserted "or
State savings association" after "State bank" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(3)(C), inserted "or
Federal savings association" after "national bank" wherever
appearing.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(3)(D), inserted heading
and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as
follows: "A bank service company that has both national bank and
State bank shareholders or members shall perform only those
services that may lawfully be performed by both any shareholder or
member of the company which is a national bank under the law of the
United States and any shareholder or member of the company which is
a State bank under the law of the State in which any such State
bank operate and shall perform such services only at locations in
the State at which both its State bank and national bank
shareholders or members could be authorized to perform such
services."
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(3)(E), inserted "or
savings associations" after "location of banks".
1999 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 106-102 inserted before period at end
"as of the day before November 12, 1999".
1996 - Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(e)(5), substituted "company"
for "corporation" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(e)(1), substituted
"company" for "corporation" in two places.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(e)(1), (2), inserted "or
members" after "shareholders" wherever appearing in text and
substituted "company" for "corporation" in two places.
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(e)(1), (3),
inserted "or member" after "shareholder" wherever appearing and
substituted "company" for "corporation".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(e)(1), (4), substituted
"company" for "corporation", "any shareholder or member of the
company which is a national bank" for "its national bank
shareholder or shareholders", "any shareholder or member of the
company which is a State bank" for "its State bank shareholder or
shareholders", and "any such State bank" for "such State bank or
banks", and inserted "or members" after "national bank and State
bank shareholders" and after "State bank and national bank
shareholders".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(e)(1), substituted
"company" for "corporation".
1983 - Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 97-457 substituted "under the
law of the United States" for "under this chapter".
1982 - Pub. L. 97-320 substituted provisions relating to bank
service corporation activities for other persons for provisions
which read: "No bank service corporation may engage in any activity
other than the performance of bank services for banks."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-102 effective 120 days after Nov. 12,
1999, see section 161 of Pub. L. 106-102, set out as a note under
section 24 of this title.

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12 USC Sec. 1865 01/07/2011

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TITLE 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 18 - BANK SERVICE COMPANIES

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Sec. 1865. Prior approval for investments in bank service companies

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(a) Approval of Federal banking agency
No insured depository institution shall invest in the capital
stock of a bank service company that performs any service under
authority of subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section 1864 of this
title without prior notice, as determined by the appropriate
Federal banking agency for the insured depository institution.
(b) Approval of Board
No insured depository institution shall invest in the capital
stock of a bank service company that performs any service
authorized only under authority of section 1864(f) of this title
and no bank service company shall perform any activity authorized
only under section 1864(f) of this title without the prior approval
of the Board.
(c) Considerations in determining approval
In determining whether to approve or deny any application for
prior approval or whether to approve or disapprove any notice under
this section, the Board or the appropriate Federal banking agency,
as the case may be, is authorized to consider the financial and
managerial resources and future prospects of any insured depository
institution and bank service company involved, including the
financial capability of the insured depository institution to make
a proposed investment under this chapter, and possible adverse
effects such as undue concentration of resources, unfair or
decreased competition, conflicts of interest, or unsafe or unsound
banking practices.
(d) Failure to act on application for approval
In the event the Board or the appropriate Federal banking agency,
as the case may be, fails to act on any application under this
section within ninety days of the submission of a complete
application to the agency, the application shall be deemed
approved.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 87-856, Sec. 5, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1133; Pub. L. 95-
630, title III, Sec. 308, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3677; Pub. L. 97-
320, title VII, Sec. 709, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1542; Pub. L.
103-325, title III, Sec. 323, Sept. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2227; Pub.
L. 104-208, div. A, title II, Sec. 2613(f), Sept. 30, 1996, 110
Stat. 3009-478; Pub. L. 109-351, title VI, Sec. 602(b)(4), Oct. 13,
2006, 120 Stat. 1980.)


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AMENDMENTS
2006 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(4)(A),
substituted "insured depository institution" for "insured bank",
struck out "bank's" before "appropriate Federal banking agency",
and inserted "for the insured depository institution" before period
at end.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(4)(B), substituted
"insured depository institution" for "insured bank" and inserted
"authorized only" after "performs any service" and "perform any
activity".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(4)(C), substituted "any
insured depository institution" for "the bank or banks" and
"capability of the insured depository institution" for "capability
of the bank".
1996 - Pub. L. 104-208 substituted "companies" for "corporations"
in section catchline and "company" for "corporation" wherever
appearing in text.
1994 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-325, Sec. 323(1), substituted
"prior notice, as determined by" for "the prior approval of".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-325, Sec. 323(2), inserted "or whether
to approve or disapprove any notice" after "approval".
1982 - Pub. L. 97-320 substituted provisions relating to prior
approval for investments in bank service corporations for
provisions relating to regulation and examination of bank services
for a regularly examined bank or its subsidiary or affiliate
whether performed on or off its premises. See section 1867(c) of
this title.
1978 - Pub. L. 95-630 among other changes, substituted provisions
requiring banks regularly examined by a Federal supervisory agency,
which cause to be performed, by contract or otherwise, any bank
service for itself, to notify such supervisory agency of the
existence of a service relationship within 30 days after making
such service contract or performance of service, whichever occurs
first for provisions requiring that no bank subject to examination
by a Federal supervisory agency may cause to be performed, by
contract or otherwise, any bank service for itself unless
satisfactory assurances are furnished to such supervisory agency by
both the bank and the party performing such services that the
performances thereof will be subject to regulation and examination
by such agency to the same extent as if such services were being
performed by the bank itself.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-630 effective on expiration of 120 days
after Nov. 10, 1978, see section 2101 of Pub. L. 95-630, set out as
an Effective Date note under section 375b of this title.

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12 USC Sec. 1866 01/07/2011

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TITLE 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 18 - BANK SERVICE COMPANIES

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Sec. 1866. Services to nonstockholders or nonmembers

-STATUTE-
No bank service company shall unreasonably discriminate in the
provision of any services authorized under this chapter to any
depository institution that does not own stock in or is not a
member of the service company on the basis of the fact that such
depository institution is in competition with an institution that
owns stock in or is a member of the bank service company, except
that -
(1) it shall not be considered unreasonable discrimination for
a bank service company to provide services to a nonstockholding
or nonmember institution only at a price that fully reflects all
of the costs of offering those services, including the cost of
capital and a reasonable return thereon; and
(2) a bank service company may refuse to provide services to a
nonstockholding or nonmember institution if comparable services
are available from another source at competitive overall costs,
or if the providing of services would be beyond the practical
capacity of the service company.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 87-856, Sec. 6, Oct. 23, 1962, as added Pub. L. 97-320,
title VII, Sec. 709, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1543; amended Pub. L.
104-208, div. A, title II, Sec. 2613(g), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat.
3009-478.)


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AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(g)(1)-(4), (6), in section
catchline, inserted "or nonmembers" after "nonstockholders", and in
introductory provisions of text, substituted "company" for
"corporation" wherever appearing and "such depository institution"
for "the nonstockholding institution" and inserted "or is not a
member of" after "does not own stock in" and "or is a member of"
after "that owns stock in".
Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(g)(1), (5),
substituted "company" for "corporation" wherever appearing and
inserted "or nonmember" after "nonstockholding".

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12 USC Sec. 1867 01/07/2011

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TITLE 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 18 - BANK SERVICE COMPANIES

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Sec. 1867. Regulation and examination of bank service companies

-STATUTE-
(a) Principal investor
A bank service company shall be subject to examination and
regulation by the appropriate Federal banking agency of its
principal investor to the same extent as its principal investor.
The appropriate Federal banking agency of the principal shareholder
or principal member of such a bank service company may authorize
any other Federal banking agency that supervises any other
shareholder or member of the bank service company to make such an
examination.
(b) Applicability of section 1818 of this title
A bank service company shall be subject to the provisions of
section 1818 of this title as if the bank service company were an
insured depository institution. For this purpose, the appropriate
Federal banking agency shall be the appropriate Federal banking
agency of the principal investor of the bank service company.
(c) Services performed by contract or otherwise
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, whenever a
depository institution that is regularly examined by an appropriate
Federal banking agency, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such a
depository institution that is subject to examination by that
agency, causes to be performed for itself, by contract or
otherwise, any services authorized under this chapter, whether on
or off its premises -
(1) such performance shall be subject to regulation and
examination by such agency to the same extent as if such services
were being performed by the depository institution itself on its
own premises, and
(2) the depository institution shall notify such agency of the
existence of the service relationship within thirty days after
the making of such service contract or the performance of the
service, whichever occurs first.
(d) Issuance of regulations and orders
The Board and the appropriate Federal banking agencies are
authorized to issue such regulations and orders as may be necessary
to enable them to administer and to carry out the purposes of this
chapter and to prevent evasions thereof.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 87-856, Sec. 7, Oct. 23, 1962, as added Pub. L. 97-320,
title VII, Sec. 709, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1543; amended Pub. L.
97-457, Sec. 32(b)(1), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2511; Pub. L. 104-
208, div. A, title II, Sec. 2613(h), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat.
3009-478; Pub. L. 109-351, title VI, Sec. 602(b)(5), Oct. 13, 2006,
120 Stat. 1980; Pub. L. 111-203, title III, Sec. 357(3), July 21,
2010, 124 Stat. 1548.)


-STATAMEND-
AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTION (C)(2)
Pub. L. 111-203, title III, Secs. 351, 357(3), July 21, 2010, 124
Stat. 1546, 1548, provided that, effective on the transfer date,
subsection (c)(2) of this section is amended by inserting "each"
after "notify". See Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note below.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
2006 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(5)(A),
substituted "insured depository institution" for "insured bank".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109-351, Sec. 602(b)(5)(B), substituted "a
depository institution" for "a bank" in two places in introductory
provisions and "the depository institution" for "the bank" in pars.
(1) and (2).
1996 - Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(h)(3), substituted "companies"
for "corporations" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(h)(1), (2), substituted
"company" for "corporation" wherever appearing and inserted "or
principal member" after "principal shareholder" and "or member"
after "other shareholder".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 2613(h)(1), substituted
"company" for "corporation" wherever appearing.
1983 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-457 substituted reference to
section 1818 of this title for reference to the Financial
Institutions Supervisory Act of 1966 (12 U.S.C. 1818(b) et seq.).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 111-203 effective on the transfer date, see
section 351 of Pub. L. 111-203, set out as a note under section 906
of Title 2, The Congress.

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