Rule2025-00374
Notification of Inflation Adjustments for Civil Money Penalties
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January 10, 2025
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Treasury DepartmentComptroller of the Currency
Abstract
This document announces changes to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) maximum civil money penalties as adjusted for inflation. The inflation adjustments are required to implement the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 6 (Friday, January 10, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1848-1850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00374]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Comptroller of the Currency
12 CFR Parts 19 and 109
Notification of Inflation Adjustments for Civil Money Penalties
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury.
ACTION: Notification of monetary penalties 2025.
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SUMMARY: This document announces changes to the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) maximum civil money penalties as
adjusted for inflation. The inflation adjustments are required to
implement the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990,
as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015.
DATES: The adjusted maximum amount of civil money penalties in this
document are applicable to penalties assessed on or after January 10,
2025 for conduct occurring on or after November 2, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Walzer, Counsel, Chief Counsel's
Office, (202) 649-5490, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces changes to the
maximum amount of each civil money penalty (CMP) within the OCC's
jurisdiction to administer to account for inflation pursuant to the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (the 1990
Adjustment Act),\1\ as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 Adjustment Act).\2\
Under the 1990 Adjustment Act, as amended, federal agencies must make
annual adjustments to the maximum amount of each CMP they administer.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is required to issue guidance
to federal agencies no later than December 15 of each year providing an
inflation adjustment multiplier (i.e., the inflation adjustment factor
agencies must use) applicable to CMPs assessed in the following year.
The agencies are required to publish their CMPs, adjusted pursuant to
the multiplier provided by the OMB, by January 15 of the applicable
year.
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\1\ Public Law 101-410, Oct. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 890, codified at
28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
\2\ Public Law 114-74, Title VII, section 701(b), Nov. 2, 2015,
129 Stat. 599, codified at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
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To the extent an agency codified a CMP amount in its regulations,
the agency would need to update that amount by regulation. However, if
an agency codified a formula for making the CMP adjustments, then
subsequent adjustments can be made solely by notice.\3\ In 2018, the
OCC published a final regulation that removed the CMP amounts from its
regulations while updating the CMP amounts for inflation through the
notice process.\4\
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\3\ See OMB Memorandum M-18-03, Implementation of the 2018
Annual Adjustment Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, at 4, which permits
agencies that have codified the formula to adjust CMPs for inflation
to update the penalties through a notice rather than a regulation.
\4\ 83 FR 1517 (Jan. 12, 2018) (final rule); 83 FR 1657 (Jan.
12, 2018) (2018 CMP Notice).
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On December 17, 2024, the OMB issued guidance to affected agencies
on implementing the required annual adjustment, which included the
relevant inflation multiplier.\5\ The OCC has applied that multiplier
to the maximum CMPs allowable in 2024 for national banks and Federal
savings associations as listed in the 2024 CMP notice \6\ to calculate
the maximum amount of CMPs that may be assessed by the OCC in 2025.\7\
There were no new statutory CMPs administered by the OCC during 2024.
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\5\ The inflation adjustment multiplier for 2025 is 1.02598. See
OMB Memorandum M-25-02, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2025, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 17, 2024).
\6\ See 89 FR 872 (Jan. 8, 2024).
\7\ Penalties assessed for violations occurring prior to
November 2, 2015, will be subject to the maximum amounts set forth
in the OCC's regulations in effect prior to the enactment of the
2015 Adjustment Act.
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The following charts provide the inflation-adjusted CMPs for use
beginning on January 10, 2025, pursuant to 12 CFR 19.240(b) and
109.103(c)(2) for conduct occurring on or after November 2, 2015:
Penalties Applicable to National Banks
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Maximum
Description and tier penalty amount
U.S. Code citation (if applicable) (in dollars)
\1\
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12 U.S.C. 93(b)................ Violation of Various
Provisions of the
National Bank Act:
Tier 1.............. 12,567
Tier 2.............. 62,829
Tier 3.............. \2\ 2,513,215
12 U.S.C. 164.................. Violation of Reporting
Requirements:
Tier 1.............. 5,026
[[Page 1849]]
Tier 2.............. 50,265
Tier 3.............. \2\ 2,513,215
12 U.S.C. 481.................. Refusal of Affiliate to 12,567
Cooperate in
Examination.
12 U.S.C. 504.................. Violation of Various
Provisions of the
Federal Reserve Act:
Tier 1.............. 12,567
Tier 2.............. 62,829
Tier 3.............. \2\ 2,513,215
12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(16).......... Violation of Change in
Bank Control Act:
Tier 1.............. 12,567
Tier 2.............. 62,829
Tier 3.............. \2\ 2,513,215
12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2) \3\....... Violation of Law,
Unsafe or Unsound
Practice, or Breach of
Fiduciary Duty:
Tier 1.............. 12,567
Tier 2.............. 62,829
Tier 3.............. \2\ 2,513,215
12 U.S.C. 1820(k)(6)(A)(ii).... Violation of Post- 413,388
Employment
Restrictions: Per
violation.
12 U.S.C. 1832(c).............. Violation of 3,650
Withdrawals by
Negotiable or
Transferable
Instrument for
Transfers to Third
Parties: Per violation.
12 U.S.C. 1884................. Violation of the Bank 365
Protection Act.
12 U.S.C. 1972(2)(F)........... Violation of Anti-Tying
Provisions regarding
Correspondent
Accounts, Unsafe or
Unsound Practices, or
Breach of Fiduciary
Duty:
Tier 1.............. 12,567
Tier 2.............. 62,829
Tier 3.............. \2\ 2,513,215
12 U.S.C. 3110(a).............. Violation of Various 57,435
Provisions of the
International Banking
Act (Federal Branches
and Agencies).
12 U.S.C. 3110(c).............. Violation of Reporting
Requirements of the
International Banking
Act (Federal Branches
and Agencies):
Tier 1.............. 4,596
Tier 2.............. 45,946
Tier 3.............. \2\ 2,297,385
12 U.S.C. 3909(d)(1)........... Violation of 3,126
International Lending
Supervision Act.
15 U.S.C. 78u-2(b)............. Violation of Various
Provisions of the
Securities Act, the
Securities Exchange
Act, the Investment
Company Act, or the
Investment Advisers
Act:
Tier 1 (natural 11,823
person)--Per
violation.
Tier 1 (other 118,225
person)--Per
violation.
Tier 2 (natural 118,225
person)--Per
violation.
Tier 2 (other 591,127
person)--Per
violation.
Tier 3 (natural 236,451
person)--Per
violation.
Tier 3 (other 1,182,251
person)--Per
violation.
15 U.S.C. 1639e(k)............. Violation of Appraisal
Independence
Requirements:
First violation..... 14,435
Subsequent 28,866
violations.
42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(5).......... Flood Insurance: Per 2,730
violation.
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\1\ The maximum penalty amount is per day, unless otherwise indicated.
\3\ These amounts also apply to CMPs in statutes that cross-reference 12
U.S.C. 1818, such as 12 U.S.C. 2804, 3108, 3349, 4309, and 4717 and 15
U.S.C. 1607, 1693o, 1681s, 1691c, and 1692l.
Penalties Applicable to Federal Savings Associations
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Maximum
penalty amount
U.S. Code citation CMP description (in dollars)
\1\
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12 U.S.C. 1464(v).............. Reports of Condition:
1st Tier............ 5,026
2nd Tier............ 50,265
3rd Tier............ \2\ 2,513,215
12 U.S.C. 1467(d).............. Refusal of Affiliate to 12,567
Cooperate in
Examination.
12 U.S.C. 1467a(r)............. Late/Inaccurate
Reports:
1st Tier............ 5,026
2nd Tier............ 50,265
3rd Tier............ \2\ 2,513,215
712 U.S.C. 1817(j)(16)......... Violation of Change in
Bank Control Act:
Tier 1.............. 12,567
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Tier 2.............. 62,829
Tier 3.............. \2\ 2,513,215
12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2) \3\....... Violation of Law,
Unsafe or Unsound
Practice, or Breach of
Fiduciary Duty:
Tier 1.............. 12,567
Tier 2.............. 62,829
Tier 3.............. \2\ 2,513,215
12 U.S.C. 1820(k)(6)(A)(ii).... Violation of Post- 413,388
Employment
Restrictions: Per
violation.
12 U.S.C. 1832(c).............. Violation of 3,318
Withdrawals by
Negotiable or
Transferable
Instruments for
Transfers to Third
Parties: Per violation.
12 U.S.C. 1884................. Violation of the Bank 365
Protection Act.
12 U.S.C. 1972(2)(F)........... Violation of Provisions
regarding
Correspondent
Accounts, Unsafe or
Unsound Practices, or
Breach of Fiduciary
Duty:
Tier 1.............. 12,567
Tier 2.............. 62,829
Tier 3.............. \2\ 2,513,215
15 U.S.C. 78u-2(b)............. Violations of Various
Provisions of the
Securities Act, the
Securities Exchange
Act, the Investment
Company Act, or the
Investment Advisers
Act:
1st Tier (natural 11,823
person)--Per
violation.
1st Tier (other 118,225
person)--Per
violation.
2nd Tier (natural 118,225
person)--Per
violation.
2nd Tier (other 591,106
person)--Per
violation.
3rd Tier (natural 236,451
person)--Per
violation.
3rd Tier (other 1,182,251
person)--Per
violation.
15 U.S.C. 1639e(k)............. Violation of Appraisal
Independence
Requirements:
First violation..... 14,435
Subsequent 28,866
violations.
42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(5).......... Flood Insurance: Per 2,730
violation.
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\1\ The maximum penalty amount is per day, unless otherwise indicated.
\3\ These amounts also apply to statutes that cross-reference 12 U.S.C.
1818, such as 12 U.S.C. 2804, 3108, 3349, 4309, and 4717 and 15 U.S.C.
1607, 1681s, 1691c, and 1692l.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Acting Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2025-00374 Filed 1-8-25; 8:45 am]
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