[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 12CFR221.1]

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                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 221--CREDIT BY BANKS AND PERSONS OTHER THAN BROKERS OR DEALERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING OR CARRYING MARGIN STOCK (REGULATION U)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 221.1  Authority, purpose, and scope.

    (a) Authority. Regulation U (this part) is issued by the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) pursuant to the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
    (b) Purpose and scope. (1) This part imposes credit restrictions 
upon persons other than brokers or dealers (hereinafter lenders) that 
extend credit for the purpose of buying or carrying margin stock if the 
credit is secured directly or indirectly by margin stock. Lenders 
include ``banks'' (as defined in Sec. 221.2) and other persons who are 
required to register with the Board under Sec. 221.3(b). Lenders may not 
extend more than the maximum loan value of the collateral securing such 
credit, as set by the Board in Sec. 221.7 (the Supplement).
    (2) This part does not apply to clearing agencies regulated by the 
Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission that accept deposits of margin stock in connection with:
    (i) The issuance of, or guarantee of, or the clearance of 
transactions in, any security (including options on any security, 
certificate of deposit, securities index or foreign currency); or
    (ii) The guarantee of contracts for the purchase or sale of a 
commodity for future delivery or options on such contracts.
    (3) This part does not apply to credit extended to an exempted 
borrower.
    (c) Availability of forms. The forms referenced in this part are 
available from the Federal Reserve Banks.