§ 5401 — Purposes

are— (1) to provide for the safe and sound operation of the banking system of the United States; (2) to preserve and protect the dual system of Federal and State-chartered depository institutions; (3) to ensure the fair and appropriate supervision of each depository institution, regardless of the size or type of charter of the depository institution; and (4) to streamline and rationalize the supervision of depository institutions and the holding companies of depository institutions.