### Question
How is the "financial product" defined?


### Answer
The term **financial product** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 5537* as follows -

> a security, an insurance product (including an insurance product that pays a return, whether fixed or variable), a bank product, and a loan product

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 5537*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 53-WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION > SUBCHAPTER V-BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION > Part C-Specific Bureau Authorities**

