18 U.S.C. § 20 — Financial institution defined

This section defines "financial institution" for use throughout this title. The term covers ten kinds of entities: (1) An insured depository institution, as defined in section 3(c)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. (2) A credit union whose accounts are insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. (3) A Federal home loan bank, or a member of the Federal home loan bank system, as defined in section 2 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. § 1422). (4) A System institution of the Farm Credit System, as defined in section 5.35(3) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971. (5) A small business investment company, as defined in section 103 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. § 662). (6) A depository institution holding company, as defined in section 3(w)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. (7) A Federal Reserve bank, or a member bank of the Federal Reserve System. (8) An organization operating under section 25 or section 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act. (9) A branch or agency of a foreign bank, using the terms as defined in section 1(b), paragraphs (1) and (3), of the International Banking Act of 1978. (10) A mortgage lending business, as defined in section 27 of this title, or any person or entity that makes, in whole or in part, a federally related mortgage loan, as defined in section 3 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974.