Reg. § 1.581-1 Banks.

26 CFR § 1.581-1eCFR, current through 2026-07-14

(a) In order to be a bank as defined in section , an institution must be a corporation for federal tax purposes. See for the definition of a corporation.

(b) This section is effective as of January 1, 1997.

[T.D. 8697, 61 FR 66588, Dec. 18, 1996]