---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 237.20"
title: "12"
number: "237.20"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/237.20"
---

# §237.20. Definitions.


Unless otherwise specified, for purposes of this subpart:

- (a) Board means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
- (b) Dodd-Frank Act means the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
- (c) **Foreign bank—** has the same meaning as in [§ 211.21(n)](/cfr/12/211.21.md?p=n) of the Board's Regulation K ([12 CFR 211.21(n)](/cfr/12/211.21.md?p=n)).
- (d) **Major security-based swap participant—** has the same meaning as in section 3(a)(67) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ([15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(67)](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-67)) and as implemented in rules and orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- (e) **Major swap participant—** has the same meaning as in section 1a(33) of the Commodity Exchange Act ([7 U.S.C. 1a(33)](/usc/7/1a.md?p=33)) and as implemented in rules and orders issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
- (f) **Security-based swap—** has the same meaning as in section 3(a)(68) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ([15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(68)](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-68)) and as implemented in rules and orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- (g) **Security-based swap dealer—** has the same meaning as in section 3(a)(71) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ([15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(71)](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-71)) and as implemented in rules and orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- (h) **Swap dealer—** has the same meaning as in section 1a(49) of the Commodity Exchange Act ([7 U.S.C. 1a(49)](/usc/7/1a.md?p=49)) and as implemented in rules and orders issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
- (i) Swaps entity means a person that is registered as a swap dealer, security-based swap dealer, major swap participant, or major security-based swap participant under the Commodity Exchange Act or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, other than an insured depository institution that is registered as a major swap participant or major security-based swap participant.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 79 FR 343, Jan. 3, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6s(e), 15 U.S.C. 78o-10(e), 15 U.S.C. 8305, 12 U.S.C. 221 et seq., 12 U.S.C. 343-350, 12 U.S.C. 1818, 12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq., 12 U.S.C. 3101 et seq., and 12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 34549, June 10, 2013, unless otherwise noted.