### Question
How is the term total assets defined?


### Answer
The term **total assets** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 1464* as the following:

> total assets (as total assets are defined by the Comptroller of the Currency for national banks) adjusted in the same manner as total assets would be adjusted in determining compliance with the leverage limit applicable to national banks if the savings association were a national bank

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1464*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS**

