---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 302.1"
title: "12"
number: "302.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/302.1"
---

# §302.1. Purpose.


The FDIC issues regulations and guidance as part of its supervisory function. This subpart reiterates the distinctions between regulations and guidance, as stated in the Statement Clarifying the Role of Supervisory Guidance (appendix A to this part) (Statement).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 12 U.S.C. 1818, 1819(a) (Seventh and Tenth), 1831p-1.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 12085, Mar. 2, 2021, unless otherwise noted.