application for a deposit facility
(3) the term “application for a deposit facility” means an application to the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency otherwise required under Federal law or regulations thereunder for— (A) a charter for a national bank or Federal savings and loan association; (B) deposit insurance in connection with a newly chartered State bank, savings bank, savings and loan association or similar institution; (C) the establishment of a domestic branch or other facility with the ability to accept deposits of a regulated financial institution; (D) the relocation of the home office or a branch office of a regulated financial institution; (E) the merger or consolidation with, or the acquisition of the assets, or the assumption of the liabilities of a regulated financial institution requiring approval under section 1828(c) of this title or under regulations issued under the authority of title IV of the National Housing Act [ 12 U.S.C. 1724 et seq.]; or (F) the acquisition of shares in, or the assets of, a regulated financial institution requiring approval under section 1842 of this title or section 408(e) 2 of the National Housing Act [ 12 U.S.C. 1730a(e) ].