As used in this article:

(a) “Depository institution” means any of the following:

(1) Any insured bank as defined in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1811 et seq.) or any bank which is eligible to make application to become an insured bank under Section 5 of the act.

(2) A mutual savings bank as defined in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1811 et seq.) or any bank which is eligible to make application to become an insured bank under Section 5 of the act.

(3) A savings bank as defined in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1811 et seq.) or any bank which is eligible to make application to become an insured bank under Section 5 of the act.

(4) An insured credit union as defined in Section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1751 et seq.) or any credit union which is eligible to make application to become an insured credit union pursuant to Section 201 of that act.

(5) Any member as defined in Section 2 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U. S.C. Sec. 1421 et seq.).

(6) Any insured institution as defined in Section 401 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1701 et seq.) or any institution which is eligible to make application to become an insured institution under Section 403 of that act.

(b) “Deposit account” means an account in a depository institution on which the account holder is permitted to make withdrawals from time to time in person by negotiable or transferable instrument, payment orders of withdrawal, telephone transfers, or other similar items for the purpose of making payments or transfers to third persons or others. The term includes demand deposits, negotiable order of withdrawal draft accounts, savings deposits subject to automatic transfers, share draft accounts, and all savings deposits and share accounts, other than time deposits.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)