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CFR /  Title 12  /  Part 390  /  Sec. 390.451 Definitions.

For purposes of this subpart, except as modified in this section or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in this subpart have the same meanings as set forth in sections 38 and 3 of the FDI Act.

(a)(1) Control has the same meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1841), and the term ``controlled'' shall be construed consistently with the term ``control.''

(1) Control has the same meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1841), and the term ``controlled'' shall be construed consistently with the term ``control.''

(2) Exclusion for fiduciary ownership. No insured depository institution or company controls another insured depository institution or company by virtue of its ownership or control of shares in a fiduciary capacity. Shares shall not be deemed to have been acquired in a fiduciary capacity if the acquiring insured depository institution or company has sole discretionary authority to exercise voting rights with respect thereto.

(3) Exclusion for debts previously contracted. No insured depository institution or company controls another insured depository institution or company by virtue of its ownership or control of shares acquired in securing or collecting a debt previously contracted in good faith, until two years after the date of acquisition. The two-year period may be extended at the discretion of the appropriate federal banking agency for up to three one-year periods.

(b) Controlling person means any person having control of an insured depository institution and any company controlled by that person.

(c) Leverage ratio means the ratio of Tier 1 capital to adjusted total assets, as calculated in accordance with subpart Z.

(d) Management fee means any payment of money or provision of any other thing of value to a company or individual for the provision of management services or advice to the State savings association or related overhead expenses, including payments related to supervisory, executive, managerial or policymaking functions, other than compensation to an individual in the individual's capacity as an officer or employee of the State savings association.

(e) Risk-weighted assets means total risk-weighted assets, as calculated in accordance with subpart Z.

(f) Tangible equity means the amount of a State savings association's core capital as computed in subpart Z plus the amount of its outstanding cumulative perpetual preferred stock (including related surplus), minus intangible assets as defined in Sec. 390.461, except mortgage servicing assets to the extent they are includable under Sec. 390.471. Non-mortgage servicing assets that have not been previously deducted in calculating core capital are deducted.

(g) Tier 1 capital means the amount of core capital as defined in subpart Z.

(h) Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio means the ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, as calculated in accordance with subpart Z.

(i) Total assets, for purposes of Sec. 390.453(b)(5), means adjusted total assets as calculated in accordance with subpart Z, minus intangible assets as provided in the definition of tangible equity.

(j) Total risk-based capital ratio means the ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets, as calculated in accordance with subpart Z.