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12 U.S.C. § 505

Civil money penalty

United States · Title 12 — BANKS AND BANKING · Status: effective

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12 U.S.C. § 505, Civil money penalty, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/437406
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Any member bank which, and any institution-affiliated party (within the meaning of section 1813(u) of this title) with respect to such member bank who, violates any provision of this section, or any regulation issued pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each day during which such violation continues. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any member bank which, and any institution-affiliated party (within the meaning of section 1813(u) of this title) with respect to such member bank who— which violation, practice, or breach— Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), any member bank which, and any institution-affiliated party (within the meaning of section 1813(u) of this title) with respect to such member bank who— knowingly— The maximum daily amount of any civil penalty which may be assessed pursuant to paragraph (3) for any violation, practice, or breach described in such paragraph is— in the case of a member bank, an amount not to exceed the lesser of— Any penalty imposed under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) may be assessed and collected by the Board in the manner provided in subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and (I) of section 1818(i)(2) of this title for penalties imposed (under such section) and any such assessment shall be subject to the provisions of such section. The member bank or other person against whom any penalty is assessed under this section shall be afforded an agency hearing if such member bank or person submits a request for such hearing within 20 days after the issuance of the notice of assessment. Section 1818(h) of this title shall apply to any proceeding under this section. All penalties collected under authority of this section shall be deposited into the Treasury. For purposes of this section, the term “violate” includes any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation. The Board shall prescribe regulations establishing such procedures as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-630(H.R. 14279)1978-11-10
    Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-221(H.R. 4986)1980-03-31
    Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-320(H.R. 6267)1982-10-15
    Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-73(H.R. 1278)1989-08-09
    Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally