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12 U.S.C. § 2804 — Enforcement
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**(a) Regulations** The Bureau shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. These regulations may contain such classifications, differentiations, or other provisions, and may provide for such adjustments and exceptions for any class of transactions, as in the judgment of the Bureau are necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, and prevent circumvention or evasion thereof, or to facilitate compliance therewith.
**(b) Powers of certain other agencies**
(1) **In general** — Subject to subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [[12 U.S.C. 5511](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section5511&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be enforced—
(A) under [section 1818 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1818&num=0&edition=prelim), the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined in [section 1813(q) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813/q&num=0&edition=prelim), with respect to—
(i) any national bank or Federal savings association, and any Federal branch or Federal agency of a foreign bank;
(ii) any member bank of the Federal Reserve System (other than a national bank), branch or agency of a foreign bank (other than a Federal branch, Federal agency, and insured State branch of a foreign bank), commercial lending company owned or controlled by a foreign bank, and any organization operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [[12 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 611 et seq.]; an
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**(a) Regulations** The Bureau shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. These regulations may contain such classifications, differentiations, or other provisions, and may provide for such adjustments and exceptions for any class of transactions, as in the judgment of the Bureau are necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, and prevent circumvention or evasion thereof, or to facilitate compliance therewith.
**(b) Powers of certain other agencies**
(1) **In general** — Subject to subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [[12 U.S.C. 5511](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section5511&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be enforced—
(A) under [section 1818 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1818&num=0&edition=prelim), the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined in [section 1813(q) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813/q&num=0&edition=prelim), with respect to—
(i) any national bank or Federal savings association, and any Federal branch or Federal agency of a foreign bank;
(ii) any member bank of the Federal Reserve System (other than a national bank), branch or agency of a foreign bank (other than a Federal branch, Federal agency, and insured State branch of a foreign bank), commercial lending company owned or controlled by a foreign bank, and any organization operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [[12 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 611 et seq.]; and
(iii) any bank or State savings association insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (other than a member of the Federal Reserve System), any mutual savings bank as,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. defined in [section 1813(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813/f&num=0&edition=prelim), any insured State branch of a foreign bank, and any other depository institution not referred to in this paragraph or subparagraph (B) or (C);
(B) under subtitle E of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [[12 U.S.C. 5561](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section5561&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], by the Bureau, with respect to any person subject to this subtitle; 22 See References in Text note below.
(C) under the Federal Credit Union Act [[12 U.S.C. 1751](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1751&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], by the Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration with respect to any insured credit union; and
(D) with respect to other lending institutions, by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) **Incorporated definitions** — The terms used in paragraph (1) that are not defined in this chapter or otherwise defined in [section 1813(s) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813/s&num=0&edition=prelim) shall have the same meanings as in [section 3101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section3101&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Violations of this chapter deemed violations of certain other provisions** For the purpose of the exercise by any agency referred to in subsection (b) of its powers under any Act referred to in that subsection, a violation of any requirement imposed under this chapter 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 (b), each of the agencies referred to in that subsection may exercise, for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any requirement imposed under this chapter, any other authority conferred on it by law.
**(d) Overall enforcement authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection** Subject to subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [[12 U.S.C. 5511](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section5511&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], enforcement of the requirements imposed under this chapter is committed to each of the agencies under subsection (b). To facilitate research, examinations, and enforcement, all data collected pursuant to [section 2803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section2803&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be available to the entities listed under subsection (b). The Bureau may exercise its authorities under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to exercise principal authority to examine and enforce compliance by any person with the requirements of this chapter.
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Any national banking association possessing a capital and surplus of $1,000,000 or more may file application with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for permission to exercise, upon such conditions and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the said board, the following powers:
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**(a) In general** The Secretary is authorized to promulgate regulations to implement and administer the grant programs and undertakings authorized by this subchapter.
**(b) Regulatory authority** Regulations prescribed under this section may contain such classifications, differentiations, or other provisions, and may provide for such adjustments and exceptions for any class of grant programs, undertakings, or eligible entities, as, in the judgment of the Secretary, are necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter, to prevent circumvention or evasion of this subchapter, or to facilitate compliance with this subchapter.
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1) “agency” means any office or any place of business of a foreign bank located in any State of the United States at which credit balances are maintained incidental to or arising out of the exercise of banking powers, checks are paid, or money is lent but at which deposits may not be accepted from citizens or residents of the United States;
(2) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
(3) “branch” means any office or any place of business of a foreign bank located in any State of the United States at which deposits are received;
(4) “Comptroller” means the Comptroller of the Currency;
(5) “Federal agency” means an agency of a foreign bank established and operating under [section 3102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section3102&num=0&edition=prelim);
(6) “Federal branch” means a branch of a foreign bank established and operating under [section 3102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section3102&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) “foreign bank” means any company organized under the laws of a foreign country, a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands, which engages in the business of banking, or any subsidiary or affiliate, organized under such laws, of any such company. For the purposes of this chapter the term “foreign bank” includes, without limitation, foreign commercial banks, foreign merchant banks and other foreign institutions that engage in banking activities usual in connection with the business of banking in the countries where such foreign institutions are organized or operating;
(8) “foreign country” means any country other than the United States, and
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**(a) Duty of depository institutions; nature and content of information**
(1) Each depository institution which has a home office or branch office located within a primary metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan statistical area, or consolidated metropolitan statistical area that is not comprised of designated primary metropolitan statistical areas, as defined by the Department of Commerce shall compile and make available, in accordance with regulations of the Bureau, to the public for inspection and copying at the home office, and at least one branch office within each primary metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan statistical area, or consolidated metropolitan statistical area that is not comprised of designated primary metropolitan statistical areas in which the depository institution has an office the number and total dollar amount of mortgage loans which were (A) originated (or for which the institution received completed applications), or (B) purchased by that institution during each fiscal year (beginning with the last full fiscal year of that institution which immediately preceded the effective date of this chapter).
(2) The information required to be maintained and made available under paragraph (1) shall also be itemized in order to clearly and conspicuously disclose the following:
(A) The number and dollar amount for each item referred to in paragraph (1), by census tracts for mortgage loans secured by property located within any county with a population of more than 30,000, within that primary metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan statistical area, or consolidated metropolitan statistical area that is not comprised of designated primary metropolitan statistical areas, otherwise, by county, for mortgage loans secured by property located w
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**(a) Termination of insurance**
(1) **Voluntary termination** — Any insured depository institution which is not—
(A) a national member bank;
(B) a State member bank;
(C) a Federal branch;
(D) a Federal savings association; or
(E) an insured branch which is required to be insured under subsection (a) or (b) 11 See References in Text note below. of [section 3104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section3104&num=0&edition=prelim),
may terminate such depository institution’s status as an insured depository institution if such insured institution provides written notice to the Corporation of the institution’s intent to terminate such status not less than 90 days before the effective date of such termination.
(2) **Involuntary termination**
(A) *Notice to primary regulator* — If the Board of Directors determines that—
(i) an insured depository institution or the directors or trustees of an insured depository institution have engaged or are engaging in unsafe or unsound practices in conducting the business of the depository institution;
(ii) an insured depository institution is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations as an insured institution; or
(iii) an insured depository institution or the directors or trustees of the insured institution have violated any applicable law, regulation, order, condition imposed in writing by the Corporation in connection with the approval of any application or other request by the insured depository institution, or written agreement entered into between the insured depository institution and the Corporation,
the Board of Directors shall notify the appropriate Federal banking agency with respect to such institution (if other than the Corp
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For purposes of this chapter—
(1) the term “Bureau” means the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection;
(2) the term “mortgage loan” means a loan which is secured by residential real property or a home improvement loan;
(3) the term “depository institution”—
(A) means—
(i) any bank (as defined in [section 1813(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim));
(ii) any savings association (as defined in [section 1813(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(iii) any credit union,
which makes federally related mortgage loans as determined by the Board; and
(B) includes any other lending institution (as defined in paragraph (4) 11 So in original. Probably should be “paragraph (5)”.) other than any institution described in subparagraph (A);
(4) the term “completed application” means an application in which the creditor has received the information that is regularly obtained in evaluating applications for the amount and type of credit requested;
(5) the term “other lending institutions” means any person engaged for profit in the business of mortgage lending;
(6) the term “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and
(7) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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**(a) Study** Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of financial services regulations, including activities of the Bureau. Such study shall include an analysis of—
(1) the impact of regulation on the financial marketplace, including the effects on the safety and soundness of regulated entities, cost and availability of credit, savings realized by consumers, reductions in consumer paperwork burden, changes in personal and small business bankruptcy filings, and costs of compliance with rules, including whether relevant Federal agencies are applying sound cost-benefit analysis in promulgating rules;
(2) efforts to avoid duplicative or conflicting rulemakings, including an evaluation of the consultative process under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of [section 5512(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section5512/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim), information requests, and examinations; and
(3) other matters related to the operations of financial services regulations deemed by the Comptroller General to be appropriate.
**(b) Report** Not later than the end of the 30-day period following the completion of a study conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall issue a report to the Congress containing a detailed description of all findings and conclusions made by the Comptroller General in carrying out such study, together with such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller General may determine to be appropriate.
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The facility is authorized to act upon the request of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as an agent of the Federal Reserve System in matters pertaining to credit unions under such terms and conditions as may be established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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**(a)**
(1) The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall have authority to prescribe rules with respect to mortgage loans in accordance with [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim). Such rulemaking shall relate to unfair or deceptive acts or practices regarding mortgage loans, which may include unfair or deceptive acts or practices involving loan modification and foreclosure rescue services. Any violation of a rule prescribed under this paragraph shall be treated as a violation of a rule prohibiting unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 and a violation of a rule under section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ([15 U.S.C. 57a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section57a&num=0&edition=prelim)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
(2) The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall enforce the rules issued under paragraph (1) in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties, as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 were incorporated into and made part of this subsection.
(3) Subject to subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [[12 U.S.C. 5511](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section5511&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Federal Trade Commission shall enforce the rules issued under paragraph (1), in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act [[15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-p
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**(a) Definitions.—** For purposes of this section—
(1) the term “agency” means agency as defined in section 552(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title;
(2) the term “individual” means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
(3) the term “maintain” includes maintain, collect, use, or disseminate;
(4) the term “record” means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph;
(5) the term “system of records” means a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual;
(6) the term “statistical record” means a record in a system of records maintained for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual, except as provided by [section 8 of title 13](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section8&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “routine use” means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of such record for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected;
(8) the term “matching program”—
(A) means any computerized comparison of—
(i) two or more automated systems of records or a system of records with non-Federal records for the purpose
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