United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 12. BANKS AND BANKING |
Chapter 12. SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS |
§ 1467. Examination fees
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(a) Examination of savings associations The cost of conducting examinations of savings associations pursuant to section 1464(d) of this title shall be assessed by— (1) the Comptroller, against each such Federal savings association, as the Comptroller deems necessary or appropriate; and (2) the Corporation, against each such State savings association, as the Corporation deems necessary or appropriate. (b) Examination of affiliates The cost of conducting examinations of affiliates of savings associations pursuant to this chapter may be assessed by the Comptroller or Corporation, as appropriate against each affiliate that is examined as the Comptroller or Corporation, as appropriate deems necessary or appropriate.
(c) Assessment against association in case of affiliate’s refusal to pay (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), if any affiliate of any savings association— (A) refuses to pay any assessment under subsection (b) of this section; or (B) fails to pay any such assessment before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the assessment, the appropriate Federal banking agency may assess such cost against, and collect such cost from, such savings association. (2) Affiliate of more than 1 savings association If any affiliate referred to in paragraph (1) is an affiliate of more than 1 savings association, the assessment with respect to the affiliate against, and collected from, any affiliated savings association in such proportions as the appropriate Federal banking agency may prescribe.
(d) Civil money penalty for affiliate’s refusal to cooperate (1) Penalty imposed If any affiliate of any savings association— (A) refuses to permit any examiner appointed by the appropriate Federal banking agency to make an examination; or (B) refuses to provide any information required to be disclosed in the course of any examination, the savings association shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each day that any such refusal continues. (2) Assessment and collection Any penalty imposed under paragraph (1) shall be assessed and collected by the appropriate Federal banking agency, in the manner provided in section 8(i)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)].
(e) Regulations The Comptroller may prescribe regulations with respect to— (1) the computation of, and the assessment for, the cost of conducting examinations pursuant to this section; and (2) the collection and use of such assessments and any fees under this section. Such regulations may establish formulas to determine a fee or schedule of fees to cover the costs of examinations and also to cover the cost of processing applications, filings, notices, and requests for approvals by the appropriate Federal banking agency or the designee of the Comptroller. (f) [Reserved]. (g) Costs of other examinations (1) Examination of fiduciary activities In addition to any assessment imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the cost of conducting examinations of fiduciary activities of savings associations which exercise fiduciary powers (including savings associations or similar institutions in the District of Columbia) shall be assessed by the appropriate Federal banking agency against such savings associations (or similar institutions).
(2) Examinations in excess of 2 per calendar year If any savings association or affiliate of a savings association is examined by the appropriate Federal banking agency for the savings association more than 2 times in any calendar year, the cost of conducting such additional examinations shall be assessed, in addition to any assessment imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, by the appropriate Federal banking agency or the Corporation, as the case may be, against such savings association or affiliate.
(h) Additional information Any savings association and any affiliate of any savings association shall provide the appropriate Federal banking agency with access to any information or report with respect to any examination made by any public regulatory authority and furnish any additional information with respect thereto as the appropriate Federal banking agency may require.
(i) Treatment of examination assessments (1) Deposits Amounts received by the appropriate Federal banking agency from assessments under this section (other than an assessment under subsection (d)(2) of this section) or section 1467a(b)(4) of this title may be deposited in the manner provided in section 5234 of the Revised Statutes [12 U.S.C. 192] with respect to assessments by the Comptroller of the Currency.
(2) Assessments are not Government funds The amounts received by the appropriate Federal banking agency from any assessment under this section shall not be construed to be Government or public funds or appropriated money.
(3) Assessments are not subject to apportionment of funds Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts received by the appropriate Federal banking agency from any assessment under this section shall not be subject to apportionment for the purpose of chapter 15 of title 31 or under any other authority.
(j) Processing fee The appropriate Federal banking agency may, in the sole discretion of the appropriate Federal banking agency, assess against any person that submits to the appropriate Federal banking agency an application, filing, notice, or request a fee to cover the cost of processing such submission.
(k) Fees for examinations and supervisory activities The appropriate Federal banking agency may assess against an institution fees to fund the direct and indirect expenses of the Office as the appropriate Federal banking agency deems necessary or appropriate. The fees may be imposed more frequently than annually at the discretion of the appropriate Federal banking agency.
(l) Working capital The appropriate Federal banking agency is authorized to impose fees and assessments pursuant to subsections (a), (b), (e), and (k) of this section, in excess of actual expenses for any given year, to permit the appropriate Federal banking agency to maintain a working capital fund. The appropriate Federal banking agency shall remit to the payors of such fees and assessments any funds collected in excess of what he deems necessary to maintain such working capital fund.
(m) Use of funds The appropriate Federal banking agency is authorized to use the combined resources retained through fees and assessments imposed pursuant to this section to pay all direct and indirect salary and administrative expenses of the Office, including contracts and purchases of property and services, and the direct and indirect expenses of the examinations and supervisory activities of the Office.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1467, acts June 13, 1933, ch. 64, § 8, 48 Stat. 134; Apr. 27, 1934, ch. 168, § 12, 48 Stat. 647; May 28, 1935, ch. 150, §§ 20, 21, 49 Stat. 298, related to penalties, prior to repeal by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff.
A prior section 9 of act
Amendments
2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(A), substituted “assessed by—” for “assessed by the Director against each such savings association as the Director deems necessary or appropriate.” and added pars. (1) and (2).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(B), substituted “Comptroller or Corporation, as appropriate” for “Director” in two places.
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(I), substituted “appropriate Federal banking agency” for “Director” in two places.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(I), substituted “appropriate Federal banking agency” for “Director” in concluding provisions.
Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(C), substituted “The Comptroller” for “Only the Director” in introductory provisions and “designee of the Comptroller” for “Director’s designee” in concluding provisions.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(D), substituted “[Reserved].” for text which read as follows: “The Corporation or the Federal home loan banks shall, upon request of and by agreement with the Director, collect fees and assessments on behalf of the Director and be reimbursed for the actual cost of collection.”
Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(E)(i), substituted “appropriate Federal banking agency” for “Director”.
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(I), substituted “appropriate Federal banking agency or the Corporation” for “Director or the Corporation”.
Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(E)(ii), substituted “appropriate Federal banking agency for the savings association” for “Director, or the Corporation, as the case may be,”.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(I), substituted “appropriate Federal banking agency” for “Director” in two places.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(F), substituted “appropriate Federal banking agency” for “Director” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(I), substituted “The appropriate Federal banking agency” for “The Director” and “submits to the appropriate Federal banking agency” for “submits to the Director”.
Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(G), substituted “sole discretion of the appropriate Federal banking agency” for “Director’s sole discretion”.
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(I), substituted “appropriate Federal banking agency deems” for “Director deems” and “discretion of the appropriate Federal banking agency” for “discretion of the Director”.
Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(H), substituted “appropriate Federal banking agency may assess against an institution” for “Director may assess against institutions for which the Director is the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,”.
Subsecs. (l), (m). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(7)(I), substituted “appropriate Federal banking agency” for “Director” wherever appearing.
1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–242, § 114(c)(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “The cost of conducting examinations of savings associations pursuant to section 1464(d) of this title shall be assessed by the Director against each such savings association in proportion to the assets or resources of the savings association.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–242, § 114(c)(1), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The cost of conducting examinations of affiliates of savings associations pursuant to this chapter may be assessed by the Director against each affiliate which is examined in proportion to the assets or resources held by the affiliate on the date of any such examination.”
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 102–242, § 114(c)(2), amended subsec. (k) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (k) read as follows: “The Director may assess against institutions for which the Director is the appropriate Federal banking agency, within the meaning of section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, fees to fund the direct and indirect expenses of the Office. Such fees shall be imposed in proportion of the assets or resources of the institutions. The fees may be imposed more frequently than annually at the discretion of the Director. The annual rate of such fees shall be the same for all institutions subject to such fees.”
1989—Pub. L. 101–73 amended section generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (m) relating to examination fees for former subsecs. (a) to (f) relating to accounting principles and other standards and requirements.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the transfer date, see section 351 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 906 of Title 2, The Congress.
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–73 relating to civil penalties applicable with respect to violations committed and activities engaged in after
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 100–86, title IV, § 402(c),
Pub. L. 100–86, title IV, § 402(d),
Subsec. (a)(2), (3), (5) ceases to be effective on date that notice of completion of all net new borrowing by Financing Corporation is published in Federal Register [