Banking Law


Banking Law - Guide to Bank and Bank Regulation Law


Banking Law is regulated by both state and federal statutory law. Bank accounts may be established by national and state chartered banks and savings associations. All are regulated by the law under which they were established.

Banking Law - US

  • ABA Section of Business Law - Banking Law

    This Committee offers attorneys of diverse backgrounds common meeting ground to educate themselves and update their knowledge, as well as to exchange ideas search for issues regarding the representation of financial institutions.

  • Bank Secrecy Act

    The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (or BSA, or otherwise known as the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act) requires U.S.A. financial institutions to assist U.S. government agencies to detect and prevent money laundering. Specifically, the act requires financial institutions to keep records of cash purchases of negotiable instruments, file reports of cash transactions exceeding $10,000 (daily aggregate amount), and to report suspicious activity that might signify money laundering, tax evasion, or other criminal activities.

  • Banking - Key Laws and Regulations

    Bankersonline brings key laws and regulations, including all of the Federal Reserve's "lettered" regulations, in a user-friendly form. Each regulation or law has its own table of contents page. Each section is laid out on a separate page to make them faster to load and easier to print.

  • Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12 - Banking and Banks

    Title 12 of the United States Code outlines the role of Banks and Banking in the United States Code.

  • Export-Import Bank of the United States

    The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is the official export credit agency of the United States. Ex-Im Bank's mission is to assist in financing the export of U.S. goods and services to international markets.

  • Federal Reserve System - Purposes and Functions

    Provides a detailed look at the structure, responsibilities, and operations of the Federal Reserve System. Revised in 2005 to reflect changes in monetary, regulatory, and other policy areas. Incorporates major changes in the law and in the structure of the financial system in the past decade.

  • Financial Crimes Information Network (FinCen)

    FinCEN’s mission is to enhance U.S. national security, deter and detect criminal activity, and safeguard financial systems from abuse by promoting transparency in the U.S. and international financial systems.

  • FTC - Electronic Fund Transfer Act

    (a) The Congress finds that the use of electronic systems to transfer funds provides the potential for substantial benefits to consumers. However, due to the unique characteristics of such systems, the application of existing consumer protection legislation is unclear, leaving the rights and liabilities of consumers, financial institutions, and intermediaries in electronic fund transfers undefined. (b) It is the purpose of this title to provide a basic framework establishing the rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of participants in electronic fund transfer systems. The primary objective of this title, however, is the provision of individual consumer rights.

  • United States Department of the Treasury

    The Treasury Department is the executive agency responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the financial security of the United States. The Department is responsible for a wide range of activities such as advising the President on economic and financial issues, encouraging sustainable economic growth, and fostering improved governance in financial institutions. The Department of the Treasury operates and maintains systems that are critical to the nation's financial infrastructure, such as the production of coin and currency, the disbursement of payments to the American public, revenue collection, and the borrowing of funds necessary to run the federal government.

United States Federal Reserve Banks

Banking Law - Europe

  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

    This page is the entry point for all the EBRD's strategies, policies, procedures and related guidelines. From this page you can access: * Corporate policies, procedures and strategies * Sectoral policies and strategies * Country strategies * Board activity.

  • European Central Bank (ECB)

    The European Central Bank provides: * All ESCB/ECB legal acts, as published in the "Official Journal of the European Union" (OJ), sorted by topic and time. * Multilingual: available in 22 languages. Choose your preferred language at the top of the screen. * Full context: each legal act is presented with corrigenda, repealed legislation, related ECB acts, related adopted Community legislation and other related information, such as press releases.

  • European Investment Bank (EIB)

    The European Investment Bank was created by the Treaty of Rome in 1958 as the long-term lending bank of the European Union. The task of the Bank is to contribute towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion of the EU Member States.

Banking Law - International

  • Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

    The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international organisation which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks.

  • Canadian Banking Law

    In Canada, the federal government has the exclusive constitutional power to legislate with respect to banks.

  • Center for the Study of Central Banks

    The Center has been designed to accomplish three major goals: o The collection and dissemination of information related to central banks and financial systems. o The facilitation of discussion among central bankers, scholars, and those in related fields by simplifying the process by which information is gathered and distributed. o The encouragement of scholarly research on central banks and financial systems.

  • Institute of International Banking Law and Practice (IIBLP)

    The Institute of International Banking Law & Practice has begun a series of Advisory Councils. Each Advisory Council is made up of the top experts in the region in the areas of LC Banking, Corporate LC Users, and Legal Advisors. The goal of each council is to promote sound LC practice.

  • World Bank

    The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.

Organizations Related to Banking Law

  • American Bankers Association

    The American Bankers Association brings together banks of all sizes and charters into one association. ABA works to enhance the competitiveness of the nation's banking industry and strengthen America's economy and communities.

  • Banking Business Review

    The Business Review websites are your number one stop for all the latest news, comment and industry information. Each Business Review website offers content that is produced by a dedicated team of journalists and global industry experts. In addition to the free content made available on the sites an intelligence store will provide you with premium market analysis reports from the leading global suppliers of market research and industry analysis.

  • Electronic Funds Transfer Association (EFTA)

    The Electronic Funds Transfer Association (EFTA) is the nation’s leading inter-industry professional association promoting the adoption of electronic payment systems and commerce.

  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) preserves and promotes public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions for at least $100,000; by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to the deposit insurance funds; and by limiting the effect on the economy and the financial system when a bank or thrift institution fails.

  • Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's (FFIEC)

    The Council is a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB).

  • National Information Center (NIC)

    The National Information Center (NIC) is a central repository of data about banks and other institutions for which the Federal Reserve has a supervisory, regulatory, or research interest, including both domestic and foreign banking organizations operating in the United States. This web site provides access to NIC data, allowing the public to search for detailed information about banking organizations.

  • OCC Electronic Banking Guidance

    OCC issues guidance to ensure national banks and their service providers and software vendors maintain safe and sound banking practices.

Publications Related to Banking Law

  • Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce (JIBC)

    The goal of this publication is to inform banking and electronic commerce academics, executives and professionals on principal developments, profit-oriented business architecture, benchmarked practices, compliance, risk and accountability, and future trends in the Internet-based business, management and marketing of governments and industry. This free online interactive journal is a way to provide critical perspectives, distribute results, share information, establish research and business contacts (networking), and keep in touch.

  • NetBanker

    NetBanker is a leading online finance and banking blog. We cover everything from online banking to person-to-person lending to mortgage lead generation in order to give our 6,000+ subscribers the financial industry news and analysis they need daily.

Articles on HG.org Related to Banking Law

  • Outsourcing of AML Compliance: How Far Can a Financial Institution Go?
    Several banking giants, such as HSBC and Standard Chartered, are currently being investigated by US regulators for alleged failings in anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. All fingers point to lapses involving outsourcing units operating without adequate oversight.
  • Open a Bank Account in Panama
    The authors offer an overview of the process to obtain a bank account in Panama.
  • Malta Does Not Face Same Bank System Risks as Cyprus
    On the 16th April 2013, Fitch Ratings issued a statement regarding a special report published by Fitch, highlighting the main differences between the Maltese and Cypriot banking systems and concluded that these differences far outweigh the similarities and that, as such, ‘Malta Does Not Face Same Bank System Risks as Cyprus’ meaning the Maltese banking sector does not present the same level of risk to the sovereign that was seen in Cyprus.
  • Why Bankig in Panama?
    Stability is important to consider when you decide to open an offshore bank account…Why Panama?
  • Reduce Personal Liability from Your Business
    Here is a quick outline to help you avoid personal liability from your business. You’ll see that most of the authors advice derives from an informed use of corporations and corporate law, which is why…
  • An Update on the Forthcoming CRD IV Rules - Malta
    On 27th March 2013, the Permanent Representatives Committee approved the compromise text on the Capital Requirements Directive, better known as the “CRD 4” package proposed to amend and replace the existing rules on capital requirements, applicable to banks and certain investment firms. The new proposals come in the form of a Directive that governs access to deposit-taking activities and a Regulation that establishes the prudential requirements that institutions need to respect.
  • FATCA from the Account Holder's View
    While banks and other financial institutions are already preparing for the introduction of FATCA, the system is less commonly known by banking clients. The objective of this article is to summarise the most important changes and decision points the introduction of the FATCA system will mean to clients holding their bank accounts with non-US banks.
  • Consultation Document- De Minimis AIFMs - Malta
    On the 22nd March 2013, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) issued a Consultation Document on the proposed rulebook applicable to De Minimis Licence Holders in terms of Article 3 of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (‘AIFMD’), which provides for exemptions and lays the foundations for the said de minimis regime.
  • Situation of Banks in Cyprus as of 29 March 2013
    A brief overview of the emergency measures approved by the Cypriot parlament in relation to the banking sector.
  • The Amendments and Innovations Brought by the New Financial Leasing Law - Turkey
    This article is a comparative study which points the differences between the Law on Financial Leasing, Factoring and Financing Companies and the repealed Financial Leasing Law.
  • All Banking and Finance Law Articles

    Articles written by attorneys and experts worldwide discussing legal aspects related to Banking and Finance including: asset protection, capital markets, corporate finance, financial planning, financial services law, investment law, offshore accounts, private equity, project finance, public finance, securities, trade investment and venture capital.