### Question
How is the term bank defined?


### Answer
The term **bank** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 2113* as the following:

> any member bank of the Federal Reserve System, and any bank, banking association, trust company, savings bank, or other banking institution organized or operating under the laws of the United States, including a branch or agency of a foreign bank (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1(b) of the International Banking Act of 1978), and any institution the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 2113*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 103-ROBBERY AND BURGLARY**

