### Question
What does savings and loan holding company mean?


### Answer
**Savings and loan holding company** has the following meaning in *12 U.S.C. § 1467a*:

> any company that directly or indirectly controls a savings association or that controls any other company that is a savings and loan holding company

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1467a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS**

