### Question
How is the "national banking association” means one or more national banking associations, and the term “State bank" defined?


### Answer
The term **national banking association” means one or more national banking associations, and the term “State bank** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 214* as follows -

> one or more State banks

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 214*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2-NATIONAL BANKS > SUBCHAPTER XV-CONVERSION OF NATIONAL BANKS INTO STATE BANKS**

