### Question
Can you define what metropolitan area means?


### Answer
**Metropolitan area** is defined as the following in *12 U.S.C. § 2906*:

> any primary metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan statistical area, or consolidated metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, with a population of 250,000 or more, and any other area designated as such by the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 2906*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 30-COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT**

