### Question
How is the term foreign nonbank financial company defined?


### Answer
The term **foreign nonbank financial company** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 5311* as the following:

> a company (other than a company that is, or is treated in the United States as, a bank holding company) that is—


(i) incorporated or organized in a country other than the United States

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 5311*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 53-WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION > SUBCHAPTER I-FINANCIAL STABILITY**

