Treatment of FDIC insured State savings banks and cooperative banks as savings associations
(1) In general
(1)In general#
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a savings bank (as defined in section 1813(g) of this title ) and a cooperative bank that is an insured bank (as defined in section 1813(h) of this title ) upon application shall be deemed to be a savings association for the purpose of this section, if the appropriate Federal banking agency determines that such bank is a qualified thrift lender (as determined under subsection (m)).
(2)Failure to maintain qualified thrift lender status#
If any savings bank which is deemed to be a savings association under paragraph (1) subsequently fails to maintain its status as a qualified thrift lender, as determined by the appropriate Federal banking agency, such bank may not thereafter be a qualified thrift lender for a period of 5 years.