12-U.S.C.-4631
§4631 – Cease-and-Desist Proceedings
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Title 12 > Chapter 46 > Subchapter III > Section 4631
Details
- Reference: Section 4631
- Legend: §4631 – Cease-and-Desist Proceedings
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Issuance for unsafe or unsound practices and violations
(1) Authority of Director
If, in the opinion of the Director, a regulated entity or any entity-affiliated party is engaging or has engaged, or the Director has reasonable cause to believe that the regulated entity or any entity-affiliated party is about to engage, in an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of the regulated entity or the Office of Finance, or is violating or has violated, or the Director has reasonable cause to believe is about to violate, a law, rule, regulation, or order, or any condition imposed in writing by the Director in connection with the granting of any application or other request by the regulated entity or the Office of Finance or any written agreement entered into with the Director, the Director may issue and serve upon the regulated entity or entity-affiliated party a notice of charges in respect thereof.
(2) Limitation
The Director may not, pursuant to this section, enforce compliance with any housing goal established under subpart 2 of part B of subchapter I of this chapter, with section 4566 or 4567 of this title, with subsection (m) or (n) of section 1723a of this title, with subsection (e) or (f) of section 1456 of this title, or with paragraph (5) of section 1430(j) of this title.
(b) Issuance for unsatisfactory rating
If a regulated entity receives, in its most recent report of examination, a less-than-satisfactory rating for asset quality, management, earnings, or liquidity, the Director may (if the deficiency is not corrected) deem the regulated entity to be engaging in an unsafe or unsound practice for purposes of subsection (a).
(c) Procedure
(1) Notice of charges
Each notice of charges under this section shall contain a statement of the facts constituting the alleged practice or violation and shall fix a time and place at which a hearing will be held to determine on the record whether an order to cease and desist from such practice or violation should issue, unless the party served with a notice of charges shall appear at the hearing personally or by a duly authorized representative, the party shall be deemed to have consented to the issuance of the cease and desist order.
(2) Issuance of order
If the Director finds on the record made at such hearing that any practice or violation specified in the notice of charges has been established (or the regulated entity or entity-affiliated party consents pursuant to section 4633(a)(4) of this title), the Director may issue and serve upon the regulated entity, executive officer, director, or entity-affiliated party an order requiring such party to cease and desist from any such practice or violation and to take affirmative action to correct or remedy the conditions resulting from any such practice or violation.
(d) Affirmative action to correct conditions resulting from violations or activities
The authority under this section and section 4632 of this title to issue any order requiring a regulated entity, executive officer, director, or entity-affiliated party to take affirmative action to correct or remedy any condition resulting from any practice or violation with respect to which such order is issued includes the authority to require a regulated entity or entity-affiliated party—
(1) make restitution to, or provide reimbursement, indemnification, or guarantee against loss, if—
(A) such entity or party or finance facility was unjustly enriched in connection with such practice or violation; or
(B) the violation or practice involved a reckless disregard for the law or any applicable regulations or prior order of the Director;
(2) to require a regulated entity to seek restitution, or to obtain reimbursement, indemnification, or guarantee against loss;
(3) to restrict the growth of the regulated entity;
(4) to require the regulated entity to dispose of any loan or asset involved;
(5) to require the regulated entity to rescind agreements or contracts;
(6) to require the regulated entity to employ qualified officers or employees (who may be subject to approval by the Director at the direction of the Director); and
(7) to require the regulated entity to take such other action as the Director determines appropriate.
(e) Authority to limit activities
The authority to issue an order under this section or section 4632 of this title includes the authority to place limitations on the activities or functions of the regulated entity or entity-affiliated party or any executive officer or director of the regulated entity or entity-affiliated party.
(f) Effective date
An order under this section shall become effective upon the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the service of the order upon the regulated entity, finance facility,, executive officer, director, or entity-affiliated party concerned (except in the case of an order issued upon consent, which shall become effective at the time specified therein), and shall remain effective and enforceable as provided in the order, except to the extent that the order is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by action of the Director or otherwise, as provided in this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 102–550, title XIII, §1371, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3986; Pub. L. 110–289, div. A, title I, §1151, July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2767.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original this title, meaning title XIII of Pub. L. 102–550, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3941, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title XIII to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4501 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
2008—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(1), added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which related to grounds for issuance against adequately capitalized enterprises and grounds for issuance against undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized enterprises, respectively.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(2)(A), (3)(C), substituted practice for conduct in two places and inserted , unless the party served with a notice of charges shall appear at the hearing personally or by a duly authorized representative, the party shall be deemed to have consented to the issuance of the cease and desist order before period at end.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(2)(B), (3)(A), (C), inserted or entity-affiliated party before consents and substituted director, or entity-affiliated party for or director, the regulated entity for the enterprise in two places, and practice for conduct wherever appearing.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(3)(B), (C), (4)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted a regulated entity for an enterprise, director, or entity-affiliated party for or director, and practice for conduct, and inserted to require a regulated entity or entity-affiliated party after includes the authority.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(4)(B)(i), (ii), in introductory provisions, struck out to require an executive officer or a director to before make restitution and substituted loss, if for loss to the enterprise to the extent that such person.
Subsec. (d)(1)(A). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(3)(C), (4)(B)(iii), inserted such entity or party or finance facility before was unjustly and substituted practice for conduct.
Subsec. (d)(1)(B). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(4)(B)(iv), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: engaged in conduct or a violation that would subject such person to a civil penalty pursuant to section 4636(b)(3) of this title;.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(3)(B), substituted a regulated entity for an enterprise.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(3)(A), substituted the regulated entity for the enterprise.
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(3)(A), (4)(C), substituted the regulated entity for the enterprise and inserted loan or before asset.
Subsec. (d)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(3)(A), substituted the regulated entity for the enterprise.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(3)(A), (5), substituted the regulated entity for the enterprise in two places and inserted or entity-affiliated party before or any executive and before period at end.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–289, §1151(6), substituted regulated entity, finance facility, for enterprise and director, or entity-affiliated party for or director.
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