(a) General. Subject to the applicable approval process, if any, a national bank may engage in any activity in a foreign country that is:

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Terms Used In 12 CFR 28.4

  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC

(1) Permissible for a national bank in the United States; and

(2) Usual in connection with the business of banking in the country where it transacts business.

(b) Additional activities. In addition to its general banking powers, a national bank may engage in any activity in a foreign country that is permissible under the FRB’s Regulation K, 12 CFR part 211.

(c) Foreign operations guarantees. A national bank may guarantee the deposits and other liabilities of its Edge corporations and Agreement corporations and of its corporate instrumentalities in foreign countries.