Sec. 16. "Financial services businesses" includes investment banking, commercial banking, industrial banking, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust companies, other lending and loan brokerage services, services related to the extension of credit (including but not limited to real estate and personal property appraisal; arranging equity financing; check-guaranty services; collection agency services; asset management, servicing, and collection activities; real estate settlement services; and lease financing transactions), securities broker-dealer and trading services, private placement services, acting as a futures commission merchant, securities underwriting, transactions in bullion, precious metals, and foreign currency, investment advisory services, financial planning services, third party administration of insurance policy claims and accounts receivable, the advance or loan of funds using accounts receivable as collateral, organization and operation of investment companies and mutual funds, employee benefit planning and consultation services, actuarial services, issuance of money orders, savings bonds, and traveler's checks, and other operations and services either closely related to or a proper incident to the foregoing.
As added by P.L.5-2000, SEC.4.