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15 U.S.C. § 1691c

Administrative enforcement

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 1691c, Administrative enforcement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/441295
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Subject to subtitle B of the Consumer Protection Financial Protection Act of 2010 11 So in original. Probably should be “Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010”. with 22 So in original. Probably should be “, compliance with”. the requirements imposed under this subchapter shall be enforced under: section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1818], by the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined in section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(q)), with respect to— For the purpose of the exercise by any agency referred to in subsection (a) of its powers under any Act referred to in that subsection, a violation of any requirement imposed under this subchapter shall be deemed to be a violation of a requirement imposed under that Act. In addition to its powers under any provision of law specifically referred to in subsection (a), each of the agencies referred to in that subsection may exercise for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any requirement imposed under this subchapter, any other authority conferred on it by law. The exercise of the authorities of any of the agencies referred to in subsection (a) for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any requirement imposed under this subchapter shall in no way preclude the exercise of such authorities for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any other provision of law not relating to the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex or marital status with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction. Except to the extent that enforcement of the requirements imposed under this subchapter is specifically committed to some other Government agency under any of paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a), and subject to subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, the Federal Trade Commission shall be authorized to enforce such requirements. For the purpose of the exercise by the Federal Trade Commission of its functions and powers under the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.), a violation of any requirement imposed under this subchapter 33 See References in Text note below. shall be deemed a violation of a requirement imposed under that Act. All of the functions and powers of the Federal Trade Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act are available to the Federal Trade Commission to enforce compliance by any person with the requirements imposed under this subchapter, irrespective of whether that person is engaged in commerce or meets any other jurisdictional tests under the Federal Trade Commission Act, including the power to enforce any rule prescribed by the Bureau under this subchapter in the same manner as if the violation had been a violation of a Federal Trade Commission trade regulation rule. The authority of the Bureau to issue regulations under this subchapter does not impair the authority of any other agency designated in this section to make rules respecting its own procedures in enforcing compliance with requirements imposed under this subchapter.

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. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 93-495(H.R. 11221)1974-10-28
    An Act to increase deposit insurance from $20,000 to $40,000, to provide full insurance for public unit deposits of $100,000 per account, to establish a National Commission on Electronic Fund Transfers, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 94-239(H.R. 6516)1976-03-23
    Equal Credit Opportunity Act Amendments of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-443(H.R. 5297)1984-10-04
    Civil Aeronautics Board Sunset Act of 1984
    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
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-242(S. 543)1991-12-19
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 68–15
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-550(H.R. 5334)1992-10-28
    Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
    House: 377–37Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-88(H.R. 2539)1995-12-29
    ICC Termination Act of 1995
    House: 417–8Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-203(H.R. 4173)2010-07-21
    Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act