### Question
What does representative office mean?


### Answer
**Representative office** has the following meaning in *12 U.S.C. § 3101*:

> any office of a foreign bank which is located in any State and is not a Federal branch, Federal agency, State branch, State agency, or subsidiary of a foreign bank

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 3101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32-FOREIGN BANK PARTICIPATION IN DOMESTIC MARKETS**

