Bank Holding Company Act: Characteristics and Regulation of Exempt Institutions and the Implications of Removing the Exemptions. Report to Congressional Committees

摘要

The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (BHC Act) establishes the legal framework under which bank holding companiesthat is, companies which own or control banksoperate and restricts the type of activities that these companies may conduct. The BHC Act excludes from these restrictions certain companies because the financial institutions they own are exempt from the BHC Act definition of bank. However, these exempt institutions are eligible for FDIC insurance raising questions about continuing to exempt their holding companies from BHC Act requirements.