Eligible protection provider
Eligible protection provider means:
(1) A sovereign entity (a central government, including the U.S. government; an agency; department; ministry; or central bank);
(2) The Bank for International Settlements, the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank, the European Commission, or a multilateral development bank;
(3) A Federal Home Loan Bank;
(4) The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation;
(5) A depository institution, as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1813(c);
(6) A bank holding company, as defined in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1841;
(7) A savings and loan holding company, as defined in section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act, 12 U.S.C. 1467a;
(8) A securities broker or dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78o et seq;
(9) An insurance company that is subject to the supervision of a State insurance regulator;
(10) A foreign banking organization;
(11) A non-U.S.-based securities firm or a non-U.S.-based insurance company that is subject to consolidated supervision and regulation comparable to that imposed on U.S. depository institutions, securities broker-dealers, or insurance companies; and
(12) A qualifying central counterparty;