Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
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The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 is a U.S. federal law that regulates bank holding companies, restricting their non-banking activities and acquisitions to limit concentration of financial power and conflicts of interest.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 canonical | 11 |
| Bank Holding Company Act | 1 |
| Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 amendments | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T982253 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Context triple: [84th United States Congress, passed, Bank Holding Company Act of 1956]
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A.
Banking Act of 1935
The Banking Act of 1935 was a landmark U.S. law that restructured the Federal Reserve System and strengthened federal control over monetary policy and bank regulation during the New Deal era.
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B.
Bank Merger Act of 1960
The Bank Merger Act of 1960 is a U.S. federal law that established regulatory oversight and antitrust review of bank mergers to prevent undue concentration and protect competition in the banking industry.
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C.
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that deregulated interstate banking by allowing bank holding companies and banks to expand and operate branches across state lines, reshaping the national banking landscape.
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D.
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 is a U.S. federal law enacted in response to the savings and loan crisis, overhauling the regulation of thrift institutions, strengthening enforcement powers, and restructuring federal deposit insurance.
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E.
Glass–Steagall Act
The Glass–Steagall Act was a landmark U.S. banking law of the 1930s that separated commercial and investment banking to curb financial speculation and prevent future banking crises.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Target entity description: The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 is a U.S. federal law that regulates bank holding companies, restricting their non-banking activities and acquisitions to limit concentration of financial power and conflicts of interest.
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A.
Banking Act of 1935
The Banking Act of 1935 was a landmark U.S. law that restructured the Federal Reserve System and strengthened federal control over monetary policy and bank regulation during the New Deal era.
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B.
Bank Merger Act of 1960
The Bank Merger Act of 1960 is a U.S. federal law that established regulatory oversight and antitrust review of bank mergers to prevent undue concentration and protect competition in the banking industry.
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C.
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that deregulated interstate banking by allowing bank holding companies and banks to expand and operate branches across state lines, reshaping the national banking landscape.
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D.
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 is a U.S. federal law enacted in response to the savings and loan crisis, overhauling the regulation of thrift institutions, strengthening enforcement powers, and restructuring federal deposit insurance.
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E.
Glass–Steagall Act
The Glass–Steagall Act was a landmark U.S. banking law of the 1930s that separated commercial and investment banking to curb financial speculation and prevent future banking crises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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banking law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent anticompetitive practices in banking
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separate banking from certain commercial activities ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970
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Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ⓘ Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 ⓘ
surface form:
Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
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| appliesTo |
companies that are deemed bank holding companies by the Federal Reserve
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companies that own or control banks ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 12 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defines | bank holding company ⓘ |
| definitionOf | control of a bank by a company ⓘ |
| enacted | 1956 ⓘ |
| enforcementBy |
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
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surface form:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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| goal |
to prevent undue concentration of banking resources
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to protect competition in local banking markets ⓘ to protect the safety and soundness of the banking system ⓘ |
| grantsAuthorityTo |
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
ⓘ
surface form:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
|
| historicalContext | post–World War II expansion of large banking organizations ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| limits | interstate bank acquisitions ⓘ |
| policyArea |
antitrust in financial services
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bank regulation ⓘ |
| primarySubject | bank holding companies ⓘ |
| prohibits |
certain tie-in arrangements between banks and affiliates
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engaging in nonbanking businesses not closely related to banking ⓘ |
| purpose |
to limit concentration of financial power
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to reduce conflicts of interest in banking ⓘ to regulate bank holding companies ⓘ to restrict nonbanking activities of bank holding companies ⓘ |
| regulates | bank holding companies ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority |
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
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surface form:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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| relatedTo |
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
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Glass–Steagall Act ⓘ Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 ⓘ
surface form:
Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
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| requires |
Federal Reserve approval for bank holding company acquisitions
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periodic reporting by bank holding companies ⓘ registration of bank holding companies with the Federal Reserve ⓘ |
| restricts |
acquisitions by bank holding companies
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nonbanking activities of bank holding companies ⓘ |
| sector | financial regulation ⓘ |
| signedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | structural regulation of financial institutions ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1956 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Description of subject: The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 is a U.S. federal law that regulates bank holding companies, restricting their non-banking activities and acquisitions to limit concentration of financial power and conflicts of interest.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 amendments
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
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amends
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Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
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this entity surface form:
Bank Holding Company Act
subject surface form:
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
subject surface form:
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994