Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Chapter 44 — Truth in Savings
§ 4306. Payment of interest
Statutory text
Calculated on full amount of principal
Interest on an interest-bearing account at any depository institution shall be calculated by such institution on the full amount of principal in the account for each day of the stated calculation period at the rate or rates of interest disclosed pursuant to this chapter.
No particular method of compounding interest required
Subsection (a) shall not be construed as prohibiting or requiring the use of any particular method of compounding or crediting of interest.
Date by which interest must accrue
Interest on accounts that are subject to this chapter shall begin to accrue not later than the business day specified for interest-bearing accounts in section 4005 of this title, subject to subsections (b) and (c) of such section.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Truth in Savings Act
Pub. L. 102–242 title II § 267 · 105 Stat. 2236
Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 4306
Pub. L. 102–242, title II, § 267, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2338
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 102–242, title II, § 267, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2338Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 267. PAYMENT OF INTEREST. (a) Calculated on Full Amount of Principal.— Interest on an interest-bearing account at any depository institution shall be calculated by such institution on the full amount of principal in the account for each day of the stated calculation period at the rate or rates of interest disclosed pursuant to this Act. (b) No Particular Method of Compounding Interest Required.— Subsection (a) shall not be construed as prohibiting or requiring the use of any particular method of compounding or crediting of interest. (c) Date by Which Interest Must Accrue.— Interest on accounts that are subject to this Act shall begin to accrue not later than the business day specified for interest-bearing accounts in section 606 of the Expedited Funds Availability Act, subject to subsections (b) and (c) of such section.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–550 effective as if included in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991, Pub. L. 102–242, as of Dec. 19, 1991, see section 1609(a) of Pub. L. 102–550, set out as a note under section 191 of this title.Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
Pub. L. 102–550 title XVI § 1604(e)(2)(B) · 106 Stat. 3672
Changed · 12 U.S.C. § 4306(a); 12 U.S.C. § 4306(c)
Pub. L. 102–550 made technical amendment to references to “this chapter” to reflect correction of corresponding provision of original act
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 102–550 made technical amendment to references to “this chapter” to reflect correction of corresponding provision of original act.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) in section 267(a);Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–550 effective as if included in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991, Pub. L. 102–242, as of Dec. 19, 1991, see section 1609(a) of Pub. L. 102–550, set out as a note under section 191 of this title.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1992—Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 102–550 made technical amendment to references to “this chapter” to reflect correction of corresponding provision of original act.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–550 effective as if included in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991, Pub. L. 102–242, as of , see section 1609(a) of Pub. L. 102–550, set out as a note under section 191 of this title.
Credits
1991–1992 · 2 acts
- 1991Pub. L. 102–242, title II, § 267, , 105 Stat. 2338
- 1992Pub. L. 102–550, title XVI, § 1604(e)(2)(B), (C), , 106 Stat. 4084.
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(Pub. L. 102–242, title II, § 267, , 105 Stat. 2338; Pub. L. 102–550, title XVI, § 1604(e)(2)(B), (C), , 106 Stat. 4084.)