### Question
How is the term host State defined?


### Answer
The term **host State** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 1835a* as the following:

> a State in which a bank establishes a branch other than the home State of the bank

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1835a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15-FEDERAL LOAN AGENCY**

