12 U.S.C. § 5561
Definitions
United States · Title 12 — BANKS AND BANKING · Status: effective
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- 12 U.S.C. § 5561, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/439089
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For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:
The term “Bureau investigation” means any inquiry conducted by a Bureau investigator for the purpose of ascertaining whether any person is or has been engaged in any conduct that is a violation, as defined in this section.
The term “Bureau investigator” means any attorney or investigator employed by the Bureau who is charged with the duty of enforcing or carrying into effect any Federal consumer financial law.
The term “custodian” means the custodian or any deputy custodian designated by the Bureau.
The term “documentary material” includes the original or any copy of any book, document, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, chart, logs, electronic files, or other data or data compilations stored in any medium.
The term “violation” means any act or omission that, if proved, would constitute a violation of any provision of Federal consumer financial law.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act