81 FR 95412 - Rules of Practice and Procedure

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 249 (December 28, 2016)

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is adjusting the maximum amount of each civil money penalty (CMP) within its jurisdiction to account for inflation. This action is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Adjustment Act). The FDIC is also amending its rules of practice and procedure to correct a technical error from the previous inflation-adjustment rulemaking.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 95412-95419]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31240]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

12 CFR Part 308

RIN 3064-AE52


Rules of Practice and Procedure

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is adjusting 
the maximum amount of each civil money penalty (CMP) within its 
jurisdiction to account for inflation. This action is required by the 
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 
2015 (2015 Adjustment Act). The FDIC is also amending its rules of 
practice and procedure to correct a technical error from the previous 
inflation-adjustment rulemaking.

DATES: This rule is effective on January 15, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth P. Rosebrock, Supervisory 
Counsel, Legal Division (202) 898-6609, or Graham N. Rehrig, Senior 
Attorney, Legal Division (202) 898-3829.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Policy Objectives

    The Final Rule changes the maximum limit for CMPs according to 
inflation as mandated by Congress in the 2015 Adjustment Act.\1\ The 
intended effect of annually adjusting maximum civil money penalties in 
accordance with changes in the Consumer Price Index is

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to minimize any distortion in the real value of those maximums due to 
inflation, thereby promoting a more consistent deterrent effect in the 
structure of CMPs. The Final Rule also amends the FDIC's rules of 
practice and procedure under 12 CFR part 308 to remove a technical 
error found at 12 CFR 308.132(c).
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    \1\ Public Law 114-74, sec. 701, 129 Stat. 584.
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II. Background

    The FDIC assesses CMPs under section 8(i) of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act (FDIA), 12 U.S.C. 1818, and a variety of other 
statutes.\2\ Congress established maximum penalties that could be 
assessed under these statutes. In many cases, these statutes contain 
multiple penalty tiers, permitting the assessment of penalties at 
various levels depending upon the severity of the misconduct at 
issue.\3\
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    \2\ See, e.g., 12 U.S.C. 1972(2)(F) (authorizing the FDIC to 
impose CMPs for violations of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1970 
related to prohibited tying arrangements); 15 U.S.C. 78u-2 
(authorizing the FDIC to impose CMPs for violations of certain 
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); 42 U.S.C. 
4012a(f) (authorizing the FDIC to impose CMPs for pattern or 
practice violations of the Flood Disaster Protection Act).
    \3\ For example, Section 8(i)(2) of the FDIA, 12 U.S.C. 
1818(i)(2), provides for three tiers of CMPs, with the size of such 
CMPs increasing with the gravity of the misconduct.
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    In 1990, Congress determined that the assessment of CMPs plays ``an 
important role in deterring violations and furthering the policy goals 
embodied in such laws and regulations'' and concluded that ``the impact 
of many civil monetary penalties has been and is diminished due to the 
effect of inflation.'' \4\ Consequently, Congress required federal 
agencies with authority to impose CMPs to periodically adjust by 
rulemaking the maximum CMPs which these agencies were authorized to 
impose in order to ``maintain the deterrent effect of civil monetary 
penalties and promote compliance with the law.'' \5\ Under the 1990 
Adjustment Act, the FDIC adjusted its CMP amounts every four years.\6\
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    \4\ Section 2 of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
Adjustment Act of 1990 (1990 Adjustment Act). Public Law 101-410, 
104 Stat. 890 (amended 2015) (codified as amended at 28 U.S.C. 2461 
note).
    \5\ Id.
    \6\ See, e.g., 77 FR 74573 (Dec. 17, 2012).
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    In 2015, Congress revised the process by which federal agencies 
adjust applicable CMPs for inflation.\7\ Under the 2015 Adjustment Act, 
the FDIC is required to (1) adjust the CMP levels with an initial 
catch-up adjustment through an interim final rulemaking and (2) make 
subsequent annual adjustments for inflation.\8\ The initial and 
subsequent adjustments apply to all CMPs covered by the 2015 Adjustment 
Act.\9\ The FDIC published its interim final rulemaking--containing the 
initial catch-up adjustments--on June 29, 2016.\10\ The 2015 Adjustment 
Act requires subsequent annual adjustments to be made by January 15 of 
each year.\11\
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    \7\ See Public Law 114-74, sec. 701, 129 Stat. 584.
    \8\ See id. at sec. 701(b).
    \9\ See Public Law 101-410, sec. 3(2), 104 Stat. 890 (amended 
2015) (codified as amended at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note).
    \10\ 81 FR 42235. Although the FDIC was not obligated to solicit 
comments for the interim final rule, the FDIC asked for comments 
from the public and received one comment. See https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/2016/2016_rules_of_practice_and_procedure_3064%E2%80%93AE43.html. The 
comment noted that the FDIC interim final rule was issued according 
to a statutory mandate, but expressed disappointment that the FDIC 
``did not promulgate [its] interim final CMP rules pursuant to the 
normal administrative process, whereby interested stakeholders among 
the public have an opportunity to comment on a `Proposed Rule' 
before it is finalized.'' Id. The commenter made no specific request 
that the final rule be amended or changed, however, but requested 
that the FDIC exercise its ``discretion to impose CMP amounts below 
the maximum level in accordance with the severity of the misconduct 
at issue.'' Id. As noted above, the FDIC followed an explicit 
statutory mandate in creating the interim final rule. Moreover, the 
FDIC intends to continue to exercise its discretion--in accordance 
with statutory requirements--in imposing appropriate CMP amounts. 
See 12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)(G).
    \11\ Public Law 114-74, sec. 701(b), 129 Stat. 584.
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    Although the 2015 Adjustment Act increases the maximum penalty that 
may be assessed under each applicable statute, the FDIC possesses 
discretion to impose CMP amounts below the maximum level in accordance 
with the severity of the misconduct at issue. When making a 
determination as to the appropriate level of any given penalty, the 
FDIC is guided by statutory factors set forth in section 8(i)(2)(G) of 
the FDIA, 12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)(G), and those factors identified in the 
Interagency Policy Statement Regarding the Assessment of CMPs by the 
Federal Financial Institutions Regulatory Agencies.\12\ Such factors 
include, but are not limited to, the gravity and duration of the 
misconduct, and the intent related to the misconduct.
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    \12\ 63 FR 30227 (June 3, 1998).
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    While the 2015 Adjustment Act required the FDIC to initially adjust 
its maximum CMP amounts through an interim final rulemaking, for 
subsequent adjustments, the FDIC ``shall adjust [CMPs] and shall make 
the adjustment notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code'' (the Administrative Procedure Act).\13\ The FDIC, therefore, is 
not obligated to publish the subsequent adjustments through notice-and-
comment rulemaking, and the FDIC is publishing the adjustments through 
a final rule.
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    \13\ Public Law 114-74, sec. 701(b), 129 Stat. 584 (emphasis 
added).
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    Moreover, the FDIC is correcting a technical error found at 12 CFR 
308.132(c). During the last CMP-adjustment process, the FDIC sought to 
revise 12 CFR 308.132(c) to articulate the FDIC Board's authority to 
assess CMPs. The FDIC also intended to transfer the substance of 
current 12 CFR 308.132(c)(2) through 12 CFR 308.132(c)(3)(xvii) to 
current 12 CFR 308.132(d), and to remove the now-duplicative language 
of 12 CFR 308.132(c)(2) through 12 CFR 308.132(c)(3)(xvii). The Final 
Rule amends 12 CFR 308.132(c) accordingly by removing 12 CFR 
308.132(c)(2) through 12 CFR 308.132(c)(3)(xvii) and retitling current 
12 CFR 308.132(c)(1).
    The FDIC believes that all of these changes are technical and 
ministerial in character, and therefore, the FDIC is not soliciting 
public comment on the changes.

III. Description and Expected Effects of the Final Rule

    The Final Rule modifies the maximum limit for CMPs according to 
inflation as mandated by Congress in the 2015 Adjustment Act. The 2015 
Adjustment Act directs federal agencies to follow guidance issued by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on December 16, 2016 (OMB 
Guidance), when calculating new maximum penalty levels.\14\ The 
adjustments are to be based on the percent change between the Consumer 
Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) \15\ for October 2015 and 
the October 2016 CPI-U.
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    \14\ See OMB, Implementation of the 2017 Annual Adjustment 
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 
Improvements Act of 2015, M-17-11 (Dec. 16, 2016), available at 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2017/m-17-11_0.pdf (noting that the applicable 2017 CMP-adjustment 
multiplier is 1.01636).
    \15\ The CPI-U is compiled by the Bureau of Statistics of the 
Department of Labor.
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Summary of the FDIC's Calculations

    In keeping with the OMB Guidance, the FDIC multiplied each of its 
CMP amounts by the relevant inflation factor.\16\ After applying the 
multiplier, the FDIC rounded each penalty level to the nearest dollar. 
In making these calculations, the FDIC consulted with staff from the 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors for 
the Federal Reserve System, the National Credit Union Administration,

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and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to ensure that the 
FDIC's calculations and adjustments are consistent with those being 
proposed by other federal financial regulators for the same statutes.
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    \16\ Under the 1990 Adjustment Act, adjustments have been made 
only to CMPs that are for specific dollar amounts or maximums. CMPs 
that are assessed based upon a fixed percentage of an institution's 
total assets are not subject to adjustment.
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The Adjusted CMP Amounts

    The following chart displays the adjusted CMP amounts for each CMP 
identified in 12 CFR part 308.\17\ The following chart reflects the 
maximum CMP amounts that may be assessed after January 15, 2017--the 
effective date of the 2017 annual adjustment--including assessments 
whose associated violations occurred on or after November 2, 2015.\18\
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    \17\ As noted previously, the FDIC retains discretion to impose 
CMPs in amounts below the referenced maximums.
    \18\ See OMB Guidance at 4.

                   Maximum Civil Money Penalty Amounts
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                                    Current maximum    Adjusted maximum
       U.S. Code citation            CMP (through       CMP (beginning
                                   January 14, 2017)   January 15, 2017)
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12 U.S.C. 1464(v)
    Tier One CMP................              $3,787              $3,849
    Tier Two CMP................              37,872              38,492
    Tier Three CMP..............           1,893,610           1,924,589
12 U.S.C. 1467(d)...............               9,468               9,623
12 U.S.C. 1817(a)
    Tier One CMP................               3,787               3,849
    Tier Two CMP................              37,872              38,492
    Tier Three CMP..............           1,893,610           1,924,589
12 U.S.C. 1817(c)
    Tier One CMP................               3,462               3,519
    Tier Two CMP................              34,620              35,186
    Tier Three CMP..............           1,730,990           1,759,309
12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)
    Tier One CMP................               9,468               9,623
    Tier Two CMP................              47,340              48,114
    Tier Three CMP..............           1,893,610           1,924,589
12 U.S.C. 1820(e)(4)............               8,655               8,797
12 U.S.C. 1820(k)(6)............             311,470             316,566
12 U.S.C. 1828(a)(3)............                 118                 120
12 U.S.C. 1828(h)
    For assessments < 10,000....                 118                 120
12 U.S.C. 1829b(j)..............              19,787              20,111
12 U.S.C. 1832(c)...............               2,750               2,795
12 U.S.C. 1884..................                 275                 279
12 U.S.C. 1972(2)(F)
    Tier One CMP................               9,468               9,623
    Tier Two CMP................              47,340              48,114
    Tier Three CMP..............           1,893,610           1,924,589
12 U.S.C. 3909(d)...............               2,355               2,394
15 U.S.C. 78u-2
    Tier One CMP (individuals)..               8,908               9,054
    Tier One CMP (others).......              89,078              90,535
    Tier Two CMP (individuals)..              89,078              90,535
    Tier Two CMP (others).......             445,390             452,677
    Tier Three CMP (individuals)             178,156             181,071
    Tier Three penalty (others).             890,780             905,353
15 U.S.C. 1639e(k)
    First violation.............              10,875              11,053
    Subsequent violations.......              21,749              22,105
31 U.S.C. 3802..................              10,781              10,957
42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)..............               2,056               2,090
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                                    Current maximum   New maximum amount
          CFR citation              amount (through   (beginning January
                                   January 14, 2017)       15, 2017)
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12 CFR 308.132(c)--Late or
 Misleading Reports of Condition
 and Income (Call Reports)
    First Offense
    25 million or more assets
        1 to 15 days late.......                $519                $527
        16 or more days late....               1,039               1,056
    Less than 25 million assets
        1 to 15 days late.......                 173                 176
        16 or more days late....                 346                 352

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    Subsequent Offenses
    25 million or more assets
        1 to 15 days late.......                 865                 879
        16 or more days late....               1,731               1,759
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The Expected Effects of the CMP Adjustments

    The CMP Adjustments are expected to more precisely adjust CMP 
maximums relative to inflation. These adjustments are expected to 
minimize any year-to-year distortions in the real value of the CMP 
maximums. These adjustments will promote a more consistent deterrent 
effect in the structure of CMPs. As previously noted, the FDIC retains 
discretion to impose CMP amounts below the maximum level. The actual 
number and size of CMPs assessed in the future will depend on the 
propensity and severity of the violations committed by banks and 
institution-affiliated parties, as well as the particular statute that 
is at issue. Such future violations cannot be reliably forecast. It is 
expected that the FDIC will continue to exercise its discretion to 
impose CMPs that are appropriate to their severity.
    The 2015 Adjustment Act will likely result in a minimal increase in 
administrative costs for the FDIC in order to establish new inflation-
adjusted maximum CMPs each year. Because these calculations are 
relatively simple, the number of labor hours necessary to perform this 
task is likely to be insignificant relative to total enforcement labor 
hours for the Corporation.

IV. Alternatives Considered

    The 2015 Adjustment Act mandates the frequency of the inflation 
adjustment and the measure of inflation to be used in making these 
adjustments. This statute also provides that the FDIC is not required 
to proceed through notice-and-comment rulemaking under the 
Administrative Procedure Act in making annual CMP adjustments. 
Therefore, the FDIC has not considered alternatives to the CMP 
Adjustments.

V. Request for Comment

    The 2015 Adjustment Act requires the FDIC to adjust its maximum CMP 
amounts ``notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, United States Code,'' 
\19\ and provides the specific adjustments to be made. Moreover, the 
CMP Adjustments and the revisions to the CFR are ministerial and 
technical; therefore, the FDIC is not required to complete a notice-
and-comment rulemaking process prior to making the adjustments.
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    \19\ Public Law 114-74, sec. 701(b), 129 Stat. 584.
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VI. Regulatory Analysis

Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act
    Section 302 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
Improvement Act \20\ generally requires that regulations prescribed by 
federal banking agencies which impose additional reporting, 
disclosures, or other new requirements on insured depository 
institutions take effect on the first day of a calendar quarter unless 
the regulation is required to take effect on another date pursuant to 
another act of Congress or the agency determines for good cause that 
the regulation should become effective on an earlier date.
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    \20\ 12 U.S.C. 4802.
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    This Final Rule does not impose any new or additional reporting, 
disclosures, or other requirements on insured depository institutions. 
Therefore, the Final Rule is not subject to the requirements of this 
statute.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    An initial regulatory flexibility analysis under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act \21\ (RFA) is required only when an agency must publish 
a general notice of proposed rulemaking. As noted above, the FDIC 
determined that publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking is not 
necessary for the Final Rule. Accordingly, the RFA does not require an 
initial regulatory flexibility analysis. Nevertheless, the FDIC 
considered the likely impact of Final Rule on small entities. From 2011 
through 2015, on average, only 1.6 percent of FDIC-supervised 
institutions were ordered to pay a CMP each year. Accordingly, the FDIC 
believes that the Final Rule will not have a significant impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.
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    \21\ 5 U.S.C. 603.
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Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    The OMB has determined that the Final Rule is not a ``major rule'' 
within the meaning of the relevant sections of the Small Business 
Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996 (SBREFA).\22\ As required by SBREFA, 
the FDIC will submit the Final Rule and other appropriate reports to 
Congress and the Government Accountability Office for review.
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    \22\ 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.
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The Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1999: Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families

    The FDIC determined that the Final Rule will not affect family 
wellbeing within the meaning of section 654 of the Omnibus Consolidated 
and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999.\23\
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    \23\ Public Law 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (1998).
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Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Final Rule does not create any new, or revise any existing, 
collections of information under section 3504(h) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1980.\24\ Consequently, no information collection 
request will be submitted to the OMB for review.
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    \24\ 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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Plain Language Act

    Section 722 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires the FDIC to use 
plain language in all proposed and final rules published after January 
1, 2000.\25\ Accordingly, the FDIC has attempted to write the Final 
Rule in clear and comprehensible language.
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    \25\ Public Law 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338 (Nov. 12, 1999).
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List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 308

    Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, Banking, Claims, 
Crime, Equal access to justice, Ex parte communications, Hearing 
procedure, Lawyers, Penalties, State nonmember banks.


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    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the FDIC amends 12 CFR 
part 308 as follows:

PART 308--RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

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1. The authority citation for part 308 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 504, 554-557; 12 U.S.C. 93(b), 164, 505, 
1464, 1467(d), 1467a, 1468, 1815(e), 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1828, 
1829, 1829(b), 1831i, 1831m(g)(4), 1831o, 1831p-1, 1832(c), 1884(b), 
1972, 3102, 3108(a), 3349, 3909, 4717, 5412(b)(2)(C), 5414(b)(3); 15 
U.S.C. 78(h) and (i), 78o(c)(4), 78o-4(c), 78o-5, 78q-1, 78s, 78u, 
78u-2, 78u-3, 78w, 6801(b), 6805(b)(1); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 
U.S.C. 330, 5321; 42 U.S.C. 4012a; Pub. L. 104-134, sec. 31001(s), 
110 Stat. 1321; Pub. L. 109-351, 120 Stat. 1966; Pub. L. 111-203, 
124 Stat. 1376; Pub. L. 114-74, sec. 701, 129 Stat. 584.

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2. Revise Sec.  308.116(b)(4) to read as follows:


Sec.   308.116 Assessment of penalties.

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    (b) * * *
    (4) Adjustment of civil money penalties by the rate of inflation 
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 
Improvements Act of 2015. After January 15, 2017, for violations that 
occurred on or after November 2, 2015:
    (i) Any person who has engaged in a violation as set forth in 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall forfeit and pay a civil money 
penalty of not more than $9,623 for each day the violation continued.
    (ii) Any person who has engaged in a violation, unsafe or unsound 
practice or breach of fiduciary duty, as set forth in paragraph (b)(2) 
of this section, shall forfeit and pay a civil money penalty of not 
more than $48,114 for each day such violation, practice or breach 
continued.
    (iii) Any person who has knowingly engaged in a violation, unsafe 
or unsound practice or breach of fiduciary duty, as set forth in 
paragraph (b)(3) of this section, shall forfeit and pay a civil money 
penalty not to exceed:
    (A) In the case of a person other than a depository institution--
$1,924,589 per day for each day the violation, practice or breach 
continued; or
    (B) In the case of a depository institution--an amount not to 
exceed the lesser of $1,924,589 or one percent of the total assets of 
such institution for each day the violation, practice or breach 
continued.
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3. Revise Sec.  308.132(c) and (d) to read as follows:


Sec.  308.132  Assessment of penalties.

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    (c) Authority of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors or 
its designee may assess civil money penalties under section 8(i) of the 
FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(i)), and Sec.  308.1(e) of the Uniform Rules (this 
part).
    (d) Maximum civil money penalty amounts. Pursuant to the Federal 
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, 
after January 15, 2017, for violations that occurred on or after 
November 2, 2015, the Board of Directors or its designee may assess 
civil money penalties in the maximum amounts as follows:
    (1) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1464(v) 
for late filing or the submission of false or misleading certified 
statements by State savings associations. Pursuant to section 5(v) of 
the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1464(v)), the Board of Directors 
or its designee may assess civil money penalties as follows:
    (i) Late filing--Tier One penalties. In cases in which an 
institution fails to make or publish its Report of Condition and Income 
(Call Report) within the appropriate time periods, a civil money 
penalty of not more than $3,849 per day may be assessed where the 
institution maintains procedures in place reasonably adapted to avoid 
inadvertent error and the late filing occurred unintentionally and as a 
result of such error; or the institution inadvertently transmitted a 
Call Report that is minimally late. For penalties assessed after 
January 15, 2017, for violations of this paragraph (d)(3)(i) that 
occurred on or after November 2, 2015, the following maximum Tier One 
penalty amounts contained in paragraphs (d)(1)(i)(A) and (B) of this 
section shall apply for each day that the violation continues.
    (A) First offense. Generally, in such cases, the amount assessed 
shall be $527 per day for each of the first 15 days for which the 
failure continues, and $1,056 per day for each subsequent day the 
failure continues, beginning on the sixteenth day. For institutions 
with less than $25,000,000 in assets, the amount assessed shall be the 
greater of $176 per day or 1/1000th of the institution's total assets 
(1/10th of a basis point) for each of the first 15 days for which the 
failure continues, and $352 or 1/500th of the institution's total 
assets, \1/5\ of a basis point) for each subsequent day the failure 
continues, beginning on the sixteenth day.
    (B) Subsequent offense. Where the institution has been delinquent 
in making or publishing its Call Report within the preceding five 
quarters, the amount assessed for the most current failure shall 
generally be $879 per day for each of the first 15 days for which the 
failure continues, and $1,759 per day for each subsequent day the 
failure continues, beginning on the sixteenth day. For institutions 
with less than $25,000,000 in assets, those amounts, respectively, 
shall be 1/500th of the bank's total assets and 1/250th of the 
institution's total assets.
    (C) Lengthy or repeated violations. The amounts set forth in this 
paragraph (d)(1)(i) will be assessed on a case by case basis where the 
amount of time of the institution's delinquency is lengthy or the 
institution has been delinquent repeatedly in making or publishing its 
Call Reports.
    (D) Waiver. Absent extraordinary circumstances outside the control 
of the institution, penalties assessed for late filing shall not be 
waived.
    (ii) Late-filing--Tier Two penalties. Where an institution fails to 
make or publish its Call Report within the appropriate time period, the 
Board of Directors or its designee may assess a civil money penalty of 
not more than $38,492 per day for each day the failure continues.
    (iii) False or misleading reports or information--(A) Tier One 
penalties. In cases in which an institution submits or publishes any 
false or misleading Call Report or information, the Board of Directors 
or its designee may assess a civil money penalty of not more than 
$3,849 per day for each day the information is not corrected, where the 
institution maintains procedures in place reasonably adapted to avoid 
inadvertent error and the violation occurred unintentionally and as a 
result of such error; or the institution inadvertently transmits a Call 
Report or information that is false or misleading.
    (B) Tier Two penalties. Where an institution submits or publishes 
any false or misleading Call Report or other information, the Board of 
Directors or its designee may assess a civil money penalty of not more 
than $38,492 per day for each day the information is not corrected.
    (C) Tier Three penalties. Where an institution knowingly or with 
reckless disregard for the accuracy of any Call Report or information 
submits or publishes any false or misleading Call Report or other 
information, the Board of Directors or its designee may assess a civil 
money penalty of not more than the lesser of $1,924,589 or 1 percent of 
the institution's total assets per day for each day the information is 
not corrected.
    (iv) Mitigating factors. The amounts set forth in this paragraph 
(d)(1) may be

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reduced based upon the factors set forth in paragraph (b) of this 
section.
    (2) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1467(d) 
for refusal by an affiliate of a State savings association to allow 
examination or to provide required information during an examination. 
Pursuant to section 9(d) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 
1467(d)), civil money penalties may be assessed against any State 
savings association if an affiliate of such an institution refuses to 
permit a duly-appointed examiner to conduct an examination or refuses 
to provide information during the course of an examination as set forth 
12 U.S.C. 1467(d), in an amount not to exceed $9,623 for each day the 
refusal continues.
    (3) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1817(a) 
for late filings or the submission of false or misleading reports of 
condition. Pursuant to section 7(a) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1817(a)), 
the Board of Directors or its designee may assess civil money penalties 
as follows:
    (i) Late filing--Tier One penalties. In cases in which an 
institution fails to make or publish its Report of Condition and Income 
(Call Report) within the appropriate time periods, a civil money 
penalty of not more than $3,849 per day may be assessed where the 
institution maintains procedures in place reasonably adapted to avoid 
inadvertent error and the late filing occurred unintentionally and as a 
result of such error; or the institution inadvertently transmitted a 
Call Report that is minimally late. For penalties assessed after 
January 15, 2017, for violations of this paragraph (d)(3)(i) that 
occurred on or after November 2, 2015, the following maximum Tier One 
penalty amounts contained in paragraphs (d)(3)(i)(A) and (B) of this 
section shall apply for each day that the violation continues.
    (A) First offense. Generally, in such cases, the amount assessed 
shall be $527 per day for each of the first 15 days for which the 
failure continues, and $1,056 per day for each subsequent day the 
failure continues, beginning on the sixteenth day. For institutions 
with less than $25,000,000 in assets, the amount assessed shall be the 
greater of $176 per day or 1/1000th of the institution's total assets 
(1/10th of a basis point) for each of the first 15 days for which the 
failure continues, and $352 or 1/500th of the institution's total 
assets, (\1/5\ of a basis point) for each subsequent day the failure 
continues, beginning on the sixteenth day.
    (B) Subsequent offense. Where the institution has been delinquent 
in making or publishing its Call Report within the preceding five 
quarters, the amount assessed for the most current failure shall 
generally be $879 per day for each of the first 15 days for which the 
failure continues, and $1,759 per day for each subsequent day the 
failure continues, beginning on the sixteenth day. For institutions 
with less than $25,000,000 in assets, those amounts, respectively, 
shall be 1/500th of the bank's total assets and 1/250th of the 
institution's total assets.
    (C) Lengthy or repeated violations. The amounts set forth in this 
paragraph (d)(3)(i) will be assessed on a case by case basis where the 
amount of time of the institution's delinquency is lengthy or the 
institution has been delinquent repeatedly in making or publishing its 
Call Reports.
    (D) Waiver. Absent extraordinary circumstances outside the control 
of the institution, penalties assessed for late filing shall not be 
waived.
    (ii) Late-filing--Tier Two penalties. Where an institution fails to 
make or publish its Call Report within the appropriate time period, the 
Board of Directors or its designee may assess a civil money penalty of 
not more than $38,492 per day for each day the failure continues.
    (iii) False or misleading reports or information--(A) Tier One 
penalties. In cases in which an institution submits or publishes any 
false or misleading Call Report or information, the Board of Directors 
or its designee may assess a civil money penalty of not more than 
$3,849 per day for each day the information is not corrected, where the 
institution maintains procedures in place reasonably adapted to avoid 
inadvertent error and the violation occurred unintentionally and as a 
result of such error; or the institution inadvertently transmits a Call 
Report or information that is false or misleading.
    (B) Tier Two penalties. Where an institution submits or publishes 
any false or misleading Call Report or other information, the Board of 
Directors or its designee may assess a civil money penalty of not more 
than $38,492 per day for each day the information is not corrected.
    (C) Tier Three penalties. Where an institution knowingly or with 
reckless disregard for the accuracy of any Call Report or information 
submits or publishes any false or misleading Call Report or other 
information, the Board of Directors or its designee may assess a civil 
money penalty of not more than the lesser of $1,924,589 or 1 percent of 
the institution's total assets per day for each day the information is 
not corrected.
    (iv) Mitigating factors. The amounts set forth in this paragraph 
(d)(3) may be reduced based upon the factors set forth in paragraph (b) 
of this section.
    (4) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1817(c) 
for late filing or the submission of false or misleading certified 
statements. Tier One civil money penalties may be assessed pursuant to 
section 7(c)(4)(A) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1817(c)(4)(A)) in an amount 
not to exceed $3,519 for each day during which the failure to file 
continues or the false or misleading information is not corrected. Tier 
Two civil money penalties may be assessed pursuant to section 
7(c)(4)(B) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1817(c)(4)(B)) in an amount not to 
exceed $35,186 for each day during which the failure to file continues 
or the false or misleading information is not corrected. Tier Three 
civil money penalties may be assessed pursuant to section 7(c)(4)(C) in 
an amount not to exceed the lesser of $1,759,309 or 1 percent of the 
total assets of the institution for each day during which the failure 
to file continues or the false or misleading information is not 
corrected.
    (5) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to section 8(i)(2) of 
the FDIA. Tier One civil money penalties may be assessed pursuant to 
section 8(i)(2)(A) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)(A)) in an amount 
not to exceed $9,623 for each day during which the violation continues. 
Tier Two civil money penalties may be assessed pursuant to section 
8(i)(2)(B) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)(B)) in an amount not to 
exceed $48,114 for each day during which the violation, practice or 
breach continues. Tier Three civil money penalties may be assessed 
pursuant to section 8(i)(2)(C) (12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)(C)) in an amount 
not to exceed, in the case of any person other than an insured 
depository institution $1,924,589 or, in the case of any insured 
depository institution, an amount not to exceed the lesser of 
$1,924,589 or 1 percent of the total assets of such institution for 
each day during which the violation, practice, or breach continues.
    (i) Pursuant to 7(j)(16) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(16)), a 
civil money penalty may be assessed for violations of change in control 
of insured depository institution provisions pursuant to section 
8(i)(2) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)) in the amounts set forth in 
this paragraph (d)(5).
    (ii) Pursuant to the International Banking Act of 1978 (IBA) (12 
U.S.C. 3108(b)), civil money penalties may be assessed for failure to 
comply with the requirements of the IBA pursuant to

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section 8(i)(2) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)), in the amounts set 
forth in this paragraph (d)(5).
    (iii) Pursuant to section 1120(b) of the Financial Institutions 
Recovery, Reform, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) (12 U.S.C. 
3349(b)), where a financial institution seeks, obtains, or gives any 
other thing of value in exchange for the performance of an appraisal by 
a person that the institution knows is not a state certified or 
licensed appraiser in connection with a federally related transaction, 
a civil money penalty may be assessed pursuant to section 8(i)(2) of 
the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)) in the amounts set forth in this 
paragraph (d)(5).
    (iv) Pursuant to the Community Development Banking and Financial 
Institution Act (Community Development Banking Act) (12 U.S.C. 4717(b)) 
a civil money penalty may be assessed for violations of the Community 
Development Banking Act pursuant to section 8(i)(2) of the FDIA (12 
U.S.C. 1818(i)(2)), in the amount set forth in this paragraph (d)(5).
    (v) Civil money penalties may be assessed pursuant to section 
8(i)(2) of the FDIA in the amounts set forth in this paragraph (d)(5) 
for violations of various consumer laws, including, but not limited to, 
the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (12 U.S.C. 2804 et seq. and 12 CFR 
203.6), the Expedited Funds Availability Act (12 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), 
the Truth in Savings Act (12 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), the Real Estate 
Settlement Procedures Act (12 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), the Truth in 
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691 
et seq.), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692 et 
seq.), the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq.) and 
the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.).
    (6) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1820(e) 
for refusal to allow examination or to provide required information 
during an examination. Pursuant to section 10(e)(4) of the FDIA (12 
U.S.C. 1820(e)(4)), civil money penalties may be assessed against any 
affiliate of an insured depository institution that refuses to permit a 
duly-appointed examiner to conduct an examination or to provide 
information during the course of an examination as set forth in section 
20(b) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1820(b)), in an amount not to exceed 
$8,797 for each day the refusal continues.
    (7) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1820(k) 
for violation of one-year restriction on Federal examiners of financial 
institutions. Pursuant to section 10(k) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 
1820(k)), the Board of Directors or its designee may assess a civil 
money penalty of up to $316,566 against any covered former Federal 
examiner of a financial institution who, in violation of section 10(k) 
of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1820(k)) and within the one-year period 
following termination of government service as an employee, serves as 
an officer, director, or consultant of a financial or depository 
institution, a holding company, or of any other entity listed in 
section 10(k) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1820(k)), without the written 
waiver or permission by the appropriate Federal banking agency or 
authority under section 10(k)(5) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1820(k)(5)).
    (8) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1828(a) 
for incorrect display of insurance logo. Pursuant to section 18(a)(3) 
of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1828(a)(3)), civil money penalties may be 
assessed against an insured depository institution that fails to 
correctly display its insurance logo pursuant to that section, in an 
amount not to exceed $120 for each day the violation continues.
    (9) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1828(h) 
for failure to timely pay assessment--(i) In general. Subject to 
paragraph (d)(9)(iii) of this section, any insured depository 
institution that fails or refuses to pay any assessment shall be 
subject to a penalty in an amount of not more than 1 percent of the 
amount of the assessment due for each day that such violation 
continues.
    (ii) Exception in case of dispute. Paragraph (d)(9)(i) of this 
section shall not apply if--
    (A) The failure to pay an assessment is due to a dispute between 
the insured depository institution and the Corporation over the amount 
of such assessment; and
    (B) The insured depository institution deposits security 
satisfactory to the Corporation for payment upon final determination of 
the issue.
    (iii) Special rule for small assessment amounts. If the amount of 
the assessment that an insured depository institution fails or refuses 
to pay is less than $10,000 at the time of such failure or refusal, the 
amount of any penalty to which such institution is subject under 
paragraph (d)(9)(i) of this section shall not exceed $120 for each day 
that such violation continues.
    (iv) Authority to modify or remit penalty. The Corporation, in the 
sole discretion of the Corporation, may compromise, modify, or remit 
any penalty that the Corporation may assess or has already assessed 
under paragraph (d)(9)(i) of this section upon a finding that good 
cause prevented the timely payment of an assessment.
    (10) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1829b(j) 
for recordkeeping violations. Pursuant to section 19b(j) of the FDIA 
(12 U.S.C. 1829b(j)), civil money penalties may be assessed against an 
insured depository institution and any director, officer or employee 
thereof who willfully or through gross negligence violates or causes a 
violation of the recordkeeping requirements of that section or its 
implementing regulations in an amount not to exceed $20,111 per 
violation.
    (11) Civil money penalties pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1832(c) for 
violation of provisions regarding interest-bearing demand deposit 
accounts. Pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1832(c), any depository institution 
that violates the prohibition regarding interest-bearing demand deposit 
accounts shall be subject to a fine of $2,795 per violation.
    (12) Civil penalties for violations of security measure 
requirements under 12 U.S.C. 1884. Pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1884, an 
institution that violates a rule establishing minimum security 
requirements as set forth in 12 U.S.C. 1882, shall be subject to a 
civil penalty not to exceed $279 for each day of the violation.
    (13) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
1972(2)(F) for prohibited tying arrangements. Pursuant to the Bank 
Holding Company Act of 1970, Tier One civil money penalties may be 
assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1972(2)(F)(i) in an amount not to exceed 
$9,623 for each day during which the violation continues. Tier Two 
civil money penalties may be assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
1972(2)(F)(ii) in an amount not to exceed $48,114 for each day during 
which the violation, practice or breach continues. Tier Three civil 
money penalties may be assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1972(2)(F)(iii) 
in an amount not to exceed, in the case of any person other than an 
insured depository institution $1,924,589 for each day during which the 
violation, practice, or breach continues or, in the case of any insured 
depository institution, an amount not to exceed the lesser of 
$1,924,589 or 1 percent of the total assets of such institution for 
each day during which the violation, practice, or breach continues.
    (14) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 3909(d). 
Pursuant to the International Lending Supervision Act (ILSA) (12 U.S.C. 
3909(d)), civil money penalties may be assessed against any institution 
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other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such 
institution is an amount not to exceed $2,394 for each day a violation 
of the ILSA or any rule, regulation or order issued pursuant to ILSA 
continues.
    (15) Civil money penalties assessed for violations of 15 U.S.C. 
78u-2. Pursuant to section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(Exchange Act) (15 U.S.C. 78u-2), civil money penalties may be assessed 
for violations of certain provisions of the Exchange Act, where such 
penalties are in the public interest. Tier One civil money penalties 
may be assessed pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78u-2(b)(1) in an amount not to 
exceed $9,054 for a natural person or $90,535 for any other person for 
violations set forth in 15 U.S.C. 78u-2(a). Tier Two civil money 
penalties may be assessed pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78u-2(b)(2) in an 
amount not to exceed--for each violation set forth in 15 U.S.C. 78u-
2(a)--$90,535 for a natural person or $452,677 for any other person if 
the act or omission involved fraud, deceit, manipulation, or deliberate 
or reckless disregard of a regulatory requirement. Tier Three civil 
money penalties may be assessed pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78u-2(b)(3) for 
each violation set forth in 15 U.S.C. 78u-2(a), in an amount not to 
exceed $181,071 for a natural person or $905,353 for any other person, 
if the act or omission involved fraud, deceit, manipulation, or 
deliberate or reckless disregard of a regulatory requirement; and such 
act or omission directly or indirectly resulted in substantial losses, 
or created a significant risk of substantial losses to other persons or 
resulted in substantial pecuniary gain to the person who committed the 
act or omission.
    (16) Civil money penalties assessed pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1639e(k) 
for appraisal independence violations. Pursuant to section 1472(a) of 
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(Appraisal Independence Rule) (15 U.S.C. 1639e(k)), civil money 
penalties may be assessed for an initial violation of the Appraisal 
Independence Rule in an amount not to exceed $11,053 for each day 
during which the violation continues and, for subsequent violations, 
$22,105 for each day during which the violation continues.
    (17) Civil money penalties assessed for false claims and statements 
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3802. Pursuant to the Program Fraud Civil 
Remedies Act (31 U.S.C. 3802), civil money penalties of not more than 
$10,957 per claim or statement may be assessed for violations involving 
false claims and statements.
    (18) Civil money penalties assessed for violations of 42 U.S.C. 
4012a(f). Pursuant to the Flood Disaster Protection Act (FDPA) (42 
U.S.C. 4012a(f)), civil money penalties may be assessed against any 
regulated lending institution that engages in a pattern or practice of 
violations of the FDPA in an amount not to exceed $2,090 per violation.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 21st day of December, 2016.

    By order of the Board of Directors.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-31240 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6714-01-P