Banking Power

The ability of a bank to conduct activities. Banking power is given by the appropriate government agency. Activities permitted under banking powers are regulated; they may include retail banking or commercial banking, as well as permissible nonbank activities such as insurance, trading on the secondary market for mortgages, or investment banking. See also: Glass-Steagall Act, Gramm-Bliley-Leach Act.

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