### Question
How is the term Federal banking agency defined?


### Answer
The term **Federal banking agency** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 1813* as the following:

> the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1813*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 16-FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION**

