From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms
Mixed-Ownership Government Corporation


An enterprise or business activity designated by the Government Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. § 9101) or some other statute as a mixed-ownership government corporation. The fiscal activities of some mixed-ownership government corporations appear in the budget. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an example of such a corporation. For distinctions, see Government-Sponsored Enterprise; Off-Budget; Wholly-Owned Government Corporation.
From 31 U.S.C. § 9101:
(2) “mixed-ownership Government corporation” means—
- (A) the Central Bank for Cooperatives.
- (B) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
- (C) the Federal Home Loan Banks.
- (D) the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks.
- (E) the Federal Land Banks.
- (F) the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility.
- (G) the Regional Banks for Cooperatives.
- (H) the Rural Telephone Bank when the ownership, control, and operation of the Bank are converted under section 410(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950(a)).
- (I) the Financing Corporation.
- (J) the Resolution Trust Corporation.
- (K) the Resolution Funding Corporation.
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- “Profiles of Existing Government Corporations,” GAO Report GAO/GGD-96-14, December 1995 (190-page PDF
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- “Federal Government Corporations: An Overview,” CRS Report RL30365 (21-page PDF
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- “Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,” CRS Report 95-118 (29-page PDF
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- “The Resolution Trust Corporation: Historical Analysis,” CRS Report RS22959 (7-page PDF
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- “FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Assessments and Reserve Ratio,” CRS Insight IN10398 (4-page PDF
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