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Bank holding companies are corporations that own controlling interests in one or more banks and manage their operations. Advantages of a bank holding company can include reduced overall risk and ...
A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own stock of other companies to form a corporate group. In some jurisdictions around the world, holding companies are called parent ...
A bank holding company is a company that controls one or more banks, but does not necessarily engage in banking itself. The compound bancorp ( banc / bank + corp[oration] ) or bancorporation is often used to refer to these companies as well.
The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. § 1841, et seq.) is a United States Act of Congress that regulates the actions of bank holding companies.. The original law (subsequently amended), specified that the Federal Reserve Board of Governors must approve the establishment of a bank holding company and that bank holding companies headquartered in one state are banned from acquiring a ...
Investment company. An investment company is a financial institution principally engaged in holding, managing and investing securities. These companies in the United States are regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and must be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investment companies invest money on behalf of ...
The Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act ( GLBA ), also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, ( Pub. L. 106–102 (text) (PDF), 113 Stat. 1338, enacted November 12, 1999) is an act of the 106th United States Congress (1999–2001). It repealed part of the Glass–Steagall Act of 1933, removing barriers in the market among banking ...
Companies whose elections to be treated as financial holding companies are effective include: 0 - 9. 1ST UNITED BANCORP, INC., Boca Raton, Florida; A. ...
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company [1] [2] [3] is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. [4] [5] Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a same management being substantially controlled by same entity/group are called ...