US Bancorp/DE operates as a bank holding company regulated under the Bank Holding Company Act and supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. It owns several banking and non-banking subsidiaries across multiple states. The company was formed through a series of acquisitions and mergers of banks and mortgage companies dating back to 1983. It intends to split its banking subsidiaries into two separate publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off planned for April 1, 2000.