banks
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 70 U.S. 495 - Bank for Savings v. Collector · 1865Most cited · 46 citing opinions
Banks, in the commercial sense, are of three kinds, to wit: 1, of deposit; 2, of discount; 3, of circulation. All or any two of these functions may, and frequently are, exercised by the same association; but there are still banks of deposit, without authority to make discounts or issue a circulating medium.
United States Code
12 U.S.C. § 221A — as used in this chapter
The terms “banks”, “national bank”, “national banking association”, “member bank”, “board”, “district”, and “reserve bank” shall have the meanings assigned to them in section 221 of this title.
15 U.S.C. § 44 — in this section
“Banks” means the types of banks and other financial institutions referred to in section 57a(f)(2) of this title.