12 C.F.R. PART 565—PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1831o.
Source: 57 FR 44903, Sept. 29, 1992, unless otherwise noted.
(a) Authority. This part is issued by the OTS pursuant to section 38 (section 38) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act) as added by section 131 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102–242, 105 Stat. 2236 (1991)) (12 U.S.C. 1831o). (b) Purpose. Section 38 of the FDI Act establishes a framework of supervisory actions for insured depository institutions that are not adequately capitalized. The principal purpose of this part is to define, for savings associations, the capital measures and capital levels that are used for determining the supervisory actions authorized under section 38 of the FDI Act. This part also establishes procedures for submission and review of capital restoration plans and for issuance and review of directives and orders pursuant to section 38. (c) Scope. This part implements the provisions of section 38 of the FDI Act as they apply to savings associations. Certain of these provisions also apply to officers, directors and employees of savings associations. Other provisions apply to any company that controls a savings association and to the affiliates of a savings association. (d) Other supervisory authority. Neither section 38 nor this part in any way limits the authority of the OTS under any other provision of law to take supervisory actions to address unsafe or unsound practices, deficient capital levels, violations of law, unsafe or unsound conditions, or other practices. Action under section 38 of the FDI Act and this part may be taken independently of, in conjunction with, or in addition to any other enforcement action available to the OTS, including issuance of cease and desist orders, capital directives, approval or denial of applications or notices, assessment of civil money penalties, or any other actions authorized by law. (e) Disclosure of capital categories. The assignment of a savings association under this part within a particular capital category is for purposes of implementing and applying the provisions of section 38. Unless permitted by the OTS or otherwise required by law, no savings association may state in any advertisement or promotional material its capital category under this subpart or that the OTS or any other federal banking agency has assigned the savings association to a particular category. For purposes of this part, except as modified in this section or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in this part have the same meanings as set forth in sections 38 and 3 of the FDI Act. (a)(1) Control has the same meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1841), and the term “controlled” shall be construed consistently with the term “control.” (2) Exclusion for fiduciary ownership. No insured depository institution or company controls another insured depository institution or company by virtue of its ownership or control of shares in a fiduciary capacity. Shares shall not be deemed to have been acquired in a fiduciary capacity if the acquiring insured depository institution or company has sole discretionary authority to exercise voting rights with respect thereto. (3) Exclusion for debts previously contracted. No insured depository institution or company controls another insured depository institution or company by virtue of its ownership or control of shares acquired in securing or collecting a debt previously contracted in good faith, until two years after the date of acquisition. The two-year period may be extended at the discretion of the appropriate federal banking agency for up to three one-year periods. (b) Controlling person means any person having control of an insured depository institution and any company controlled by that person. (c) Leverage ratio means the ratio of Tier 1 capital to adjusted total assets, as calculated in accordance with part 567 of this chapter. (d) Management fee means any payment of money or provision of any other thing of value to a company or individual for the provision of management services or advice to the savings association or related overhead expenses, including payments related to supervisory, executive, managerial or policymaking functions, other than compensation to an individual in the individual's capacity as an officer or employee of the savings association. (e) Risk-weighted assets means total risk-weighted assets, as calculated in accordance with part 567 of this chapter. (f) Tangible equity means the amount of a savings association's core capital as computed in part 567 of this chapter plus the amount of its outstanding cumulative perpetual preferred stock (including related surplus), minus intangible assets as defined in §567.1 of this chapter and nonmortgage servicing assets that have not been previously deducted in calculating core capital. (g) Tier 1 capital means the amount of core capital as defined in part 567 of this chapter. (h) Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio means the ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, as calculated in accordance with part 567 of this chapter. (i) Total assets, for purposes of §565.4(b)(5), means adjusted total assets as calculated in accordance with part 567 of this chapter, minus intangible assets as provided in the definition of tangible equity. (j) Total risk-based capital ratio means the ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets, as calculated in accordance with part 567 of this chapter. [57 FR 44903, Sept. 29, 1992, as amended at 60 FR 39232, Aug. 1, 1995; 62 FR 66263, Dec. 18, 1997; 63 FR 42678, Aug. 10, 1998] (a) Effective date of determination of capital category. A savings association shall be deemed to be within a given capital category for purposes of section 38 of the FDI Act and this part as of the date the savings association is notified of, or is deemed to have notice of, its capital category, pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section. (b) Notice of capital category. A savings association shall be deemed to have been notified of its capital levels and its capital category as of the most recent date: (1) A Thrift Financial Report (TFR) is required to be filed with the OTS; (2) A final report of examination is delivered to the savings association; or (3) Written notice is provided by the OTS to the savings association of its capital category for purposes of section 38 of the FDI Act and this part or that the savings association's capital category has changed as provided in paragraph (c) of this section or §565.4(c). (c) Adjustments to reported capital levels and category—(1) Notice of adjustment by savings association. A savings association shall provide the OTS with written notice that an adjustment to the savings association's capital category may have occurred no later than 15 calendar days following the date that any material event has occurred that would cause the savings association to be placed in a lower capital category from the category assigned to the savings association for purposes of section 38 and this part on the basis of the savings association's most recent TFR or report of examination. (2) Determination by the OTS to change capital category. After receiving notice pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the OTS shall determine whether to change the capital category of the savings association and shall notify the savings association of the OTS's determination. (a) Capital measures. For purposes of section 38 and this part, the relevant capital measures shall be: (1) The total risk-based capital ratio; (2) The Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio; and (3) The leverage ratio. (b) Capital categories. For purposes of section 38 and this part, a savings association shall be deemed to be: (1) Well capitalized if the savings association: (i) Has a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0 percent or greater; and (ii) Has a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0 percent or greater; and (iii) Has a leverage ratio of 5.0 percent or greater; and (iv) Is not subject to any written agreement, order, capital directive, or prompt corrective action directive issued by OTS under section 8 of the FDI Act, the International Lending Supervision Act of 1983 (12 U.S.C. 3907), the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1464(t)(6)(A)(ii)), or section 38 of the FDI Act, or any regulation thereunder, to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure. (2) Adequately capitalized if the savings association: (i) Has a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0 percent or greater; and (ii) Has a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4.0 percent or greater; and (iii) Has: (A) A leverage ratio of 4.0 percent or greater; or (B) A leverage ratio of 3.0 percent or greater if the savings association is assigned a composite rating of 1, as composite rating is defined in §516.5(c) of this chapter; and (iv) Does not meet the definition of a well capitalized savings association. (3) Undercapitalized if the savings association: (i) Has a total risk-based capital ratio that is less than 8.0 percent; or (ii) Has a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio that is less than 4.0 percent; or (iii) (A) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(3)(iii) (B) of this section, has a leverage ratio that is less than 4.0 percent; or (B) Has a leverage ratio that is less than 3.0 percent if the savings association is assigned a composite rating of 1, as composite rating is defined in §516.5(c) of this chapter. (4) Significantly undercapitalized if the savings association has: (i) A total risk-based capital ratio that is less than 6.0 percent; or (ii) A Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio that is less than 3.0 percent; or (iii) A leverage ratio that is less than 3.0 percent. (5) Critically undercapitalized if the savings association has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2.0 percent. (c) Reclassification based on supervisory criteria other than capital. The OTS may reclassify a well capitalized savings association as adequately capitalized and may require an adequately capitalized or undercapitalized savings association to comply with certain mandatory or discretionary supervisory actions as if the savings association were in the next lower capital category (except that the OTS may not reclassify a significantly undercapitalized savings association as critically undercapitalized) (each of these actions are hereinafter referred to generally as “reclassifications”) in the following circumstances: (1) Unsafe or unsound condition. The OTS has determined, after notice and opportunity for hearing pursuant to §565.8(a) of this part, that the savings association is in an unsafe or unsound condition; or (2) Unsafe or unsound practice. The OTS has determined, after notice and an opportunity for hearing pursuant to §565.8(a) of this part, that the savings association received a less-than-satisfactory rating for any rating category (other than in a rating category specifically addressing capital adequacy) under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System,1 1 Copies are available at the address specified in §516.40 of this chapter. [57 FR 44903, Sept. 29, 1992, as amended at 62 FR 3781, Jan. 27, 1997; 66 FR 13009, Mar. 2, 2001; 66 FR 65821, Dec. 21, 2001] (a) Schedule for filing plan—(1) In general. A savings association shall file a written capital restoration plan with the appropriate Regional Office within 45 days of the date that the savings association receives notice or is deemed to have notice that the savings association is undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, or critically undercapitalized, unless the OTS notifies the savings association in writing that the plan is to be filed within a different period. An adequately capitalized savings association that has been required pursuant to §565.4(c) to comply with supervisory actions as if the savings association were undercapitalized is not required to submit a capital restoration plan solely by virtue of the reclassification. (2) Additional capital restoration plans. Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(1) of this section, a savings association that has already submitted and is operating under a capital restoration plan approved under section 38 and this part is not required to submit an additional capital restoration plan based on a revised calculation of its capital measures or a reclassification of the institution under §565.4(c) unless the OTS notifies the savings association that it must submit a new or revised capital plan. A savings association that is notified that it must submit a new or revised capital restoration plan shall file the plan in writing with the appropriate Regional Office within 45 days of receiving such notice, unless the OTS notifies the savings association in writing that the plan is to be filed within a different period. (b) Contents of plan. All financial data submitted in connection with a capital restoration plan shall be prepared in accordance with the instructions provided on the TFR, unless the OTS instructs otherwise. The capital restoration plan shall include all of the information required to be filed under section 38(e)(2) of the FDI Act. A savings association that is required to submit a capital restoration plan as the result of a reclassification of the savings association pursuant to §565.4(c) of this part shall include a description of the steps the savings association will take to correct the unsafe or unsound condition or practice. No plan shall be accepted unless it includes any performance guarantee described in section 38(e)(2)(C) of the FDI Act by each company that controls the savings association. (c) Review of capital restoration plans. Within 60 days after receiving a capital restoration plan under this part, the OTS shall provide written notice to the savings association of whether the plan has been approved. The OTS may extend the time within which notice regarding approval of a plan shall be provided. (d) Disapproval of capital plan. If a capital restoration plan is not approved by the OTS, the savings association shall submit a revised capital restoration plan, when directed to do so, within the time specified by the OTS. Upon receiving notice that its capital restoration plan has not been approved, any undercapitalized savings association (as defined in §565.4(b)(3) of this part) shall be subject to all of the provisions of section 38 and this part applicable to significantly undercapitalized institutions. These provisions shall be applicable until such time as a new or revised capital restoration plan submitted by the savings association has been approved by the OTS. (e) Failure to submit a capital restoration plan. A savings association that is undercapitalized (as defined in §565.4(b)(3) of this part) and that fails to submit a written capital restoration plan within the period provided in this section shall, upon the expiration of that period, be subject to all of the provisions of section 38 and this part applicable to significantly undercapitalized institutions. (f) Failure to implement a capital restoration plan. Any undercapitalized savings association that fails in any material respect to implement a capital restoration plan shall be subject to all of the provisions of section 38 and this part applicable to significantly undercapitalized institutions. (g) Amendment of capital plan. A savings association that has filed an approved capital restoration plan may, after prior written notice to and approval by the OTS, amend the plan to reflect a change in circumstance. Until such time as a proposed amendment has been approved, the savings association shall implement the capital restoration plan as approved prior to the proposed amendment. (h) Notice to FDIC. Within 45 days of the effective date of OTS approval of a capital restoration plan, or any amendment to a capital restoration plan, the OTS shall provide a copy of the plan or amendment to the FDIC. (i) Performance guarantee by companies that control a savings association—(1) Limitation on liability—(i) Amount limitation. The aggregate liability under the guarantee provided under section 38 and this part for all companies that control a specific savings association that is required to submit a capital restoration plan under this part shall be limited to the lesser of: (A) An amount equal to 5.0 percent of the savings association's total assets at the time the savings association was notified or deemed to have notice that the savings association was undercapitalized; or (B) The amount necessary to restore the relevant capital measures of the savings association to the levels required for the savings association to be classified as adequately capitalized, as those capital measures and levels are defined at the time that the savings association initially fails to comply with a capital restoration plan under this part. (ii) Limit on duration. The guarantee and limit of liability under section 38 and this part shall expire after the OTS notifies the savings association that it has remained adequately capitalized for each of four consecutive calendar quarters. The expiration or fulfillment by a company of a guarantee of a capital restoration plan shall not limit the liability of the company under any guarantee required or provided in connection with any capital restoration plan filed by the same savings association after expiration of the first guarantee. (iii) Collection on guarantee. Each company that controls a given savings association shall be jointly and severally liable for the guarantee for such savings association as required under section 38 and this part, and the OTS may require and collect payment of the full amount of that guarantee from any or all of the companies issuing the guarantee. (2) Failure to provide guarantee. In the event that a savings association that is controlled by any company submits a capital restoration plan that does not contain the guarantee required under section 38(e)(2) of the FDI Act, the savings association shall, upon submission of the plan, be subject to the provisions of section 38 and this part that are applicable to savings associations that have not submitted an acceptable capital restoration plan. (3) Failure to perform guarantee. Failure by any company that controls a savings association to perform fully its guarantee of any capital plan shall constitute a material failure to implement the plan for purposes of section 38(f) of the FDI Act. Upon such failure, the savings association shall be subject to the provisions of section 38 and this part that are applicable to savings associations that have failed in a material respect to implement a capital restoration plan. (a) Mandatory supervisory actions—(1) Provisions applicable to all savings associations. All savings associations are subject to the restrictions contained in section 38(d) of the FDI Act on payment of capital distributions and management fees. (2) Provisions applicable to undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized savings associations. Immediately upon receiving notice or being deemed to have notice, as provided in §565.3 or §565.5 of this part, that the savings association is undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, or critically undercapitalized, the savings association shall become subject to the provisions of section 38 of the FDI Act: (i) Restricting payment of capital distributions and management fees (section 38(d)); (ii) Requiring that the OTS monitor the condition of the savings association (section 38(e)(1)); (iii) Requiring submission of a capital restoration plan within the schedule established in this part (section 38(e)(2)); (iv) Restricting the growth of the savings association's assets (section 38(e)(3)); and (v) Requiring prior approval of certain expansion proposals (section 38(e)(4)). (3) Additional provisions applicable to significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized savings associations. In addition to the provisions of section 38 of the FDI Act described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, immediately upon receiving notice or being deemed to have notice, as provided in §565.3 or §565.5 of this part, that the savings association is significantly undercapitalized, or critically undercapitalized, or that the savings association is subject to the provisions applicable to institutions that are significantly undercapitalized because the savings association failed to submit or implement in any material respect an acceptable capital restoration plan, the savings association shall become subject to the provisions of section 38 of the FDI Act that restrict compensation paid to senior executive officers of the institution (section 38(f)(4)). (4) Additional provisions applicable to critically undercapitalized savings associations. In addition to the provisions of section 38 of the FDI Act described in paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section, immediately upon receiving notice or being deemed to have notice, as provided in §565.3 of this part, that the savings association is critically undercapitalized, the savings association shall become subject to the provisions of section 38 of the FDI Act: (i) Restricting the activities of the savings association (section 38(h)(1)); and (ii) Restricting payments on subordinated debt of the savings association (section 38(h)(2)). (b) Discretionary supervisory actions. In taking any action under section 38 that is within the OTS's discretion to take in connection with: A savings association that is deemed to be undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized or critically undercapitalized, or has been reclassified as undercapitalized, or significantly undercapitalized; an officer or director of such savings association; or a company that controls such savings association, the OTS shall follow the procedures for issuing directives under §§565.7 and 565.9 of this part unless otherwise provided in section 38 or this part. (a) Notice of intent to issue a directive—(1) In general. The OTS shall provide an undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, or critically undercapitalized savings association or, where appropriate, any company that controls the savings association, prior written notice of the OTS's intention to issue a directive requiring such savings association or company to take actions or to follow proscriptions described in section 38 that are within the OTS's discretion to require or impose under section 38 of the FDI Act, including sections 38(e)(5), (f)(2), (f)(3), or (f)(5). The savings association shall have such time to respond to a proposed directive as provided by the OTS under paragraph (c) of this section. (2) Immediate issuance of final directive. If the OTS finds it necessary in order to carry out the purposes of section 38 of the FDI Act, the OTS may, without providing the notice prescribed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, issue a directive requiring a savings association or any company that controls a savings association immediately to take actions or to follow proscriptions described in section 38 that are within the OTS's discretion to require or impose under section 38 of the FDI Act, including section 38(e)(5), (f)(2), (f)(3), or (f)(5). A savings association or company that is subject to such an immediately effective directive may submit a written appeal of the directive to the OTS. Such an appeal must be received by the OTS within 14 calendar days of the issuance of the directive, unless the OTS permits a longer period. The OTS shall consider any such appeal, if filed in a timely matter, within 60 days of receiving the appeal. During such period of review, the directive shall remain in effect unless the OTS, in its sole discretion, stays the effectiveness of the directive. (b) Contents of notice. A notice of intention to issue a directive shall include: (1) A statement of the savings association's capital measures and capital levels; (2) A description of the restrictions, prohibitions or affirmative actions that the OTS proposes to impose or require; (3) The proposed date when such restrictions or prohibitions would be effective or the proposed date for completion of such affirmative actions; and (4) The date by which the savings association or company subject to the directive may file with the OTS a written response to the notice. (c) Response to notice—(1) Time for response. A savings association or company may file a written response to a notice of intent to issue a directive within the time period set by the OTS. The date shall be at least 14 calendar days from the date of the notice unless the OTS determines that a shorter period is appropriate in light of the financial condition of the savings association or other relevant circumstances. (2) Content of response. The response should include: (i) An explanation why the action proposed by the OTS is not an appropriate exercise of discretion under section 38; (ii) Any recommended modification of the proposed directive; and (iii) Any other relevant information, mitigating circumstances, documentation, or other evidence in support of the position of the savings association or company regarding the proposed directive. (d) OTS consideration of response. After considering the response, the OTS may: (1) Issue the directive as proposed or in modified form; (2) Determine not to issue the directive and so notify the savings association or company; or (3) Seek additional information or clarification of the response from the savings association or company, or any other relevant source. (e) Failure to file response. Failure by a savings association or company to file with the OTS, within the specified time period, a written response to a proposed directive shall constitute a waiver of the opportunity to respond and shall constitute consent to the issuance of the directive. (f) Request for modification or rescission of directive. Any savings association or company that is subject to a directive under this part may, upon a change in circumstances, request in writing that the OTS reconsider the terms of the directive, and may propose that the directive be rescinded or modified. Unless otherwise ordered by the OTS, the directive shall continue in place while such request is pending before the OTS. (a) Reclassification based on unsafe or unsound condition or practice—(1) Issuance of notice of proposed reclassification—(i) Grounds for reclassification. (A) Pursuant to §565.4(c) of this part, the OTS may reclassify a well capitalized savings association as adequately capitalized or subject an adequately capitalized or undercapitalized institution to the supervisory actions applicable to the next lower capital category if: (1) The OTS determines that the savings association is in unsafe or unsound condition; or (2) The OTS deems the savings association to be engaged in an unsafe or unsound practice and not to have corrected the deficiency. (B) Any action pursuant to this paragraph (a)(1)(i) shall hereinafter be referred to as “reclassification.” (ii) Prior notice to institution. Prior to taking action pursuant to §565.4(c)(1), the OTS shall issue and serve on the savings association a written notice of the OTS's intention to reclassify the savings association. (2) Contents of notice. A notice of intention to reclassify a savings association based on unsafe or unsound condition shall include: (i) A statement of the savings association's capital measures and capital levels and the category to which the savings association would be reclassified; (ii) The reasons for reclassification of the savings association; (iii) The date by which the savings association subject to the notice of reclassification may file with the OTS a written appeal of the proposed reclassification and a request for a hearing, which shall be at least 14 calendar days from the date of service of the notice unless the OTS determines that a shorter period is appropriate in light of the financial condition of the savings association or other relevant circumstances. (3) Response to notice of proposed reclassification. A savings association may file a written response to a notice of proposed reclassification within the time period set by the OTS. The response should include: (i) An explanation of why the savings association is not in unsafe or unsound condition or otherwise should not be reclassified; and (ii) Any other relevant information, mitigating circumstances, documentation, or other evidence in support of the position of the savings association or company regarding the reclassification. (4) Failure to file response. Failure by a savings association to file, within the specified time period, a written response with the OTS to a notice of proposed reclassification shall constitute a waiver of the opportunity to respond and shall constitute consent to the reclassification. (5) Request for hearing and presentation of oral testimony or witnesses. The response may include a request for an informal hearing before the OTS or its designee under this section. If the savings association desires to present oral testimony or witnesses at the hearing, the savings association shall include a request to do so with the request for an informal hearing. A request to present oral testimony or witnesses shall specify the names of the witnesses and the general nature of their expected testimony. Failure to request a hearing shall constitute a waiver of any right to a hearing, and failure to request the opportunity to present oral testimony or witnesses shall constitute a waiver of any right to present oral testimony or witnesses. (6) Order for informal hearing. Upon receipt of a timely written request that includes a request for a hearing, the OTS shall issue an order directing an informal hearing to commence no later than 30 days after receipt of the request, unless the OTS allows further time at the request of the savings association. The hearing shall be held in Washington, DC or at such other place as may be designated by the OTS, before a presiding officer(s) designated by the OTS to conduct the hearing. (7) Hearing procedures. (i) The savings association shall have the right to introduce relevant written materials and to present oral argument at the hearing. The savings association may introduce oral testimony and present witnesses only if expressly authorized by the OTS or the presiding officer(s). Neither the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 554–557) governing adjudications required by statute to be determined on the record nor part 509 of this chapter apply to an informal hearing under this section unless the OTS orders that such procedures shall apply. (ii) The informal hearing shall be recorded and a transcript furnished to the savings association upon request and payment of the cost thereof. Witnesses need not be sworn, unless specifically requested by a party or the presiding officer(s). The presiding officer(s) may ask questions of any witness. (iii) The presiding officer(s) may order that the hearing be continued for a reasonable period (normally five business days) following completion of oral testimony or argument to allow additional written submissions to the hearing record. (8) Recommendation of presiding officers. Within 20 calendar days following the date the hearing and the record on the proceeding are closed, the presiding officer(s) shall make a recommendation to the OTS on the reclassification. (9) Time for decision. Not later than 60 calendar days after the date the record is closed or the date of the response in a case where no hearing was requested, the OTS will decide whether to reclassify the savings association and notify the savings association of the OTS's decision. (b) Request for rescission of reclassification. Any savings association that has been reclassified under this section, may, upon a change in circumstances, request in writing that the OTS reconsider the reclassification, and may propose that the reclassification be rescinded and that any directives issued in connection with the reclassification be modified, rescinded, or removed. Unless otherwise ordered by the OTS, the savings association shall remain subject to the reclassification and to any directives issued in connection with that reclassification while such request is pending before the OTS. (a) Service of notice. When the OTS issues and serves a directive on a savings association pursuant to section 565.7 requiring the savings association to dismiss any director or senior executive officer under section 38(f)(2)(F)(ii) of the FDI Act, the OTS shall also serve a copy of the directive, or the relevant portions of the directive where appropriate, upon the person to be dismissed. (b) Response to directive—(1) Request for reinstatement. A director or senior executive officer who has been served with a directive under paragraph (a) of this section (Respondent) may file a written request for reinstatement. The request for reinstatement shall be filed within 10 calendar days of the receipt of the directive by the Respondent, unless further time is allowed by the OTS at the request of the Respondent. (2) Contents of request; informal hearing. The request for reinstatement should include reasons why the Respondent should be reinstated, and may include a request for an informal hearing before the OTS or its designee under this section. If the Respondent desires to present oral testimony or witnesses at the hearing, the Respondent shall include a request to do so with the request for an informal hearing. The request to present oral testimony or witnesses shall specify the names of the witnesses and the general nature of their expected testimony. Failure to request a hearing shall constitute a waiver of any right to a hearing and failure to request the opportunity to present oral testimony or witnesses shall constitute a waiver of any right or opportunity to present oral testimony or witnesses. (3) Effective date. Unless otherwise ordered by the OTS, the dismissal shall remain in effect while a request for reinstatement is pending. (c) Order for informal hearing. Upon receipt of a timely written request from a Respondent for an informal hearing on the portion of a directive requiring a savings association to dismiss from office any director or senior executive officer, the OTS shall issue an order directing an informal hearing to commence no later than 30 days after receipt of the request, unless the Respondent requests a later date. The hearing shall be held in Washington, DC, or at such other place as may be designated by the OTS, before a presiding officer(s) designated by the OTS to conduct the hearing. (d) Hearing procedures. (1) A Respondent may appear at the hearing personally or through counsel. A Respondent shall have the right to introduce relevant written materials and to present oral argument. A Respondent may introduce oral testimony and present witnesses only if expressly authorized by the OTS or the presiding officer(s). Neither the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act governing adjudications required by statute to be determined on the record nor part 509 of this chapter apply to an informal hearing under this section unless the OTS orders that such procedures shall apply. (2) The informal hearing shall be recorded and a transcript furnished to the Respondent upon request and payment of the cost thereof. Witnesses need not be sworn, unless specifically requested by a party or the presiding officer(s). The presiding officer(s) may ask questions of any witness. (3) The presiding officer(s) may order that the hearing be continued for a reasonable period (normally five business days) following completion of oral testimony or argument to allow additional written submissions to the hearing record. (e) Standard for review. A Respondent shall bear the burden of demonstrating that his or her continued employment by or service with the savings association would materially strengthen the savings association's ability: (1) To become adequately capitalized, to the extent that the directive was issued as a result of the savings association's capital level or failure to submit or implement a capital restoration plan; and (2) To correct the unsafe or unsound condition or unsafe or unsound practice, to the extent that the directive was issued as a result of classification of the savings association based on supervisory criteria other than capital, pursuant to section 38(g) of the FDI Act. (f) Recommendation of presiding officers. Within 20 calendar days following the date the hearing and the record on the proceeding are closed, the presiding officer(s) shall make a recommendation to the OTS concerning the Respondent's request for reinstatement with the savings association. (g) Time for decision. Not later than 60 calendar days after the date the record is closed or the date of the response in a case where no hearing has been requested, the OTS shall grant or deny the request for reinstatement and notify the Respondent of the OTS's decision. If the OTS denies the request for reinstatement, the OTS shall set forth in the notification the reasons for the OTS's action. [57 FR 44903, Sept. 29, 1992, as amended at 60 FR 66719, Dec. 26, 1995] (a) Judicial remedies. Whenever a savings association or company that controls a savings association fails to comply with a directive issued under section 38, the OTS may seek enforcement of the directive in the appropriate United States district court pursuant to section 8(i)(1) of the FDI Act. (b) Administrative remedies—(1) Failure to comply with directive. Pursuant to section 8(i)(2)(A) of the FDI Act, the OTS may assess a civil money penalty against any savings association or company that controls a savings association that violates or otherwise fails to comply with any final directive issued under section 38 and against any institution-affiliated party who participates in such violation or noncompliance. (2) Failure to implement capital restoration plan. The failure of a savings association to implement a capital restoration plan required under section 38, or this part, or the failure of a company having control of a savings association to fulfill a guarantee of a capital restoration plan made pursuant to section 38(e)(2) of the FDI Act shall subject the savings association or company to the assessment of civil money penalties pursuant to section 8(i)(2)(A) of the FDI Act. (c) Other enforcement action. In addition to the actions described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the OTS may seek enforcement of the provisions of section 38 or this part through any other judicial or administrative proceeding authorized by law.
Title 12: Banks and Banking
PART 565—PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION
Section Contents
§ 565.1 Authority, purpose, scope, other supervisory authority, and disclosure of capital categories.
§ 565.2 Definitions.
§ 565.3 Notice of capital category.
§ 565.4 Capital measures and capital category definitions.
§ 565.5 Capital restoration plans.
§ 565.6 Mandatory and discretionary supervisory actions under section 38.
§ 565.7 Directives to take prompt corrective action.
§ 565.8 Procedures for reclassifying a savings association based on criteria other than capital.
§ 565.9 Order to dismiss a director or senior executive officer.
§ 565.10 Enforcement of directives.
§ 565.1 Authority, purpose, scope, other supervisory authority, and disclosure of capital categories.
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§ 565.2 Definitions.
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§ 565.3 Notice of capital category.
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§ 565.4 Capital measures and capital category definitions.
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§ 565.5 Capital restoration plans.
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§ 565.6 Mandatory and discretionary supervisory actions under section 38.
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§ 565.7 Directives to take prompt corrective action.
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§ 565.8 Procedures for reclassifying a savings association based on criteria other than capital.
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§ 565.9 Order to dismiss a director or senior executive officer.
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§ 565.10 Enforcement of directives.
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