### Question
What does de novo branch mean?


### Answer
**De novo branch** has the following meaning in *12 U.S.C. § 36*:

> a branch of a national bank which—


(i) is originally established by the national bank as a branch

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 36*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2-NATIONAL BANKS > SUBCHAPTER I-ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS**

