- Source: Quasi-corporation
A quasi-corporation is an entity that exercises some of the functions of a corporation, but has not been granted separate legal personality by statute. For example, a public corporation with limited authority and powers such as a county or school district is a quasi-corporation.
Definition
A quasi-corporation is an entity that is not incorporated or otherwise legally established, but which functions as if it were a corporation.
United States
= Federal government
=When created by the federal government of the United States, these entities are commonly called quasi-public corporations. These now or in the past have included telegraph and telephone companies, oil and gas, water, and electrical power companies, and irrigation companies. Some examples of quasi-public corporations in the US are Sallie Mae, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation), the Communications Satellite Corporation (“COMSAT”), and the US Postal Service.
= State and local government
=In the United States, such entities established, supported, or controlled by a city, county, or township may be called quasi-municipal corporations.
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