Part 308 - Rules of Practice and Procedure  


Subpart A - Uniform Rules of Practice and Procedure
§ 308.0 - Applicability date.
§ 308.1 - Scope.
§ 308.2 - Rules of construction.
§ 308.3 - Definitions.
§ 308.4 - Authority of the Board of Directors.
§ 308.5 - Authority of the administrative law judge (ALJ).
§ 308.6 - Appearance and practice in adjudicatory proceedings.
§ 308.7 - Good faith certification.
§ 308.8 - Conflicts of interest.
§ 308.9 - Ex parte communications.
§ 308.10 - Filing of papers.
§ 308.11 - Service of papers.
§ 308.12 - Construction of time limits.
§ 308.13 - Change of time limits.
§ 308.14 - Witness fees and expenses.
§ 308.15 - Opportunity for informal settlement.
§ 308.16 - FDIC's right to conduct examination.
§ 308.17 - Collateral attacks on adjudicatory proceeding.
§ 308.18 - Commencement of proceeding and contents of notice.
§ 308.19 - Answer.
§ 308.20 - Amended pleadings.
§ 308.21 - Failure to appear.
§ 308.22 - Consolidation and severance of actions.
§ 308.23 - Motions.
§ 308.24 - Scope of document discovery.
§ 308.25 - Request for document discovery from parties.
§ 308.26 - Document subpoenas to nonparties.
§ 308.27 - Deposition of witness unavailable for hearing.
§ 308.28 - Interlocutory review.
§ 308.29 - Summary disposition.
§ 308.30 - Partial summary disposition.
§ 308.31 - Scheduling and prehearing conferences.
§ 308.32 - Prehearing submissions.
§ 308.33 - Public hearings.
§ 308.34 - Hearing subpoenas.
§ 308.35 - Conduct of hearings.
§ 308.36 - Evidence.
§ 308.37 - Post-hearing filings.
§ 308.38 - Recommended decision and filing of record.
§ 308.39 - Exceptions to recommended decision.
§ 308.40 - Review by the Board of Directors.
§ 308.41 - Stays pending judicial review.
Subpart B - General Rules of Procedure
§ 308.100 - Applicability date.
§ 308.101 - Scope of Local Rules.
§ 308.102 - Authority of Board of Directors and Administrative Officer.
§ 308.103 - Assignment of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
§ 308.104 - Filings with the Board of Directors.
§ 308.105 - Custodian of the record.
§ 308.106 - Written testimony in lieu of oral hearing.
§ 308.107 - Supplemental discovery rules.
Subpart C - Rules of Practice Before the FDIC and Standards of Conduct
§ 308.108 - Sanctions.
§ 308.109 - Suspension and disbarment.
Subpart D - Rules and Procedures Applicable to Proceedings Relating to Disapproval of Acquisition of Control
§ 308.110 - Scope.
§ 308.111 - Grounds for disapproval.
§ 308.112 - Notice of disapproval.
§ 308.113 - Answer to notice of disapproval.
§ 308.114 - Burden of proof.
Subpart E - Rules and Procedures Applicable to Proceedings Relating to Assessment of Civil Penalties for Willful Violations of the Change in Bank Control Act
§ 308.115 - Scope.
§ 308.116 - Assessment of penalties.
§ 308.117 - Effective date of, and payment under, an order to pay.
§ 308.118 - Collection of penalties.
Subpart F - Rules and Procedures Applicable to Proceedings for Involuntary Termination of Insured Status
§ 308.119 - Scope.
§ 308.120 - Grounds for termination of insurance.
§ 308.121 - Notification to primary regulator.
§ 308.122 - Notice of intent to terminate.
§ 308.123 - Notice to depositors.
§ 308.124 - Involuntary termination of insured status for failure to receive deposits.
§ 308.125 - Temporary suspension of deposit insurance.
§ 308.126 - Special supervisory associations.
Subpart G - Rules and Procedures Applicable to Proceedings Relating to Cease-and-Desist Orders
§ 308.127 - Scope.
§ 308.128 - Grounds for cease-and-desist orders.
§ 308.129 - Notice to state supervisory authority.
§ 308.130 - Effective date of order and service on bank.
§ 308.131 - Temporary cease-and-desist order.
Subpart H - Rules and Procedures Applicable to Proceedings Relating to Assessment and Collection of Civil Money Penalties for Violation of Cease-and-Desist Orders and of Certain Federal Statutes, Including Call Report Penalties
§ 308.132 - Assessment of penalties.
§ 308.133 - Effective date of, and payment under, an order to pay.
Subpart I - Rules and Procedures for Imposition of Sanctions Upon Municipal Securities Dealers or Persons Associated With Them and Clearing Agencies or Transfer Agents
§ 308.134 - Scope.
§ 308.135 - Grounds for imposition of sanctions.
§ 308.136 - Notice to and consultation with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
§ 308.137 - Effective date of order imposing sanctions.
Subpart J - Rules and Procedures Relating to Exemption Proceedings Under Section 12(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
§ 308.138 - Scope.
§ 308.139 - Application for exemption.
§ 308.140 - Newspaper notice.
§ 308.141 - Notice of hearing.
§ 308.142 - Hearing.
§ 308.143 - Decision of Board of Directors.
Subpart K - Procedures Applicable to Investigations Pursuant to Section 10(c) of the FDIA
§ 308.144 - Scope.
§ 308.145 - Conduct of investigation.
§ 308.146 - Powers of person conducting investigation.
§ 308.147 - Investigations confidential.
§ 308.148 - Rights of witnesses.
§ 308.149 - Service of subpoena.
§ 308.150 - Transcripts.
Subpart L - Procedures and Standards Applicable to a Notice of Change in Senior Executive Officer or Director Pursuant to Section 32 of the FDIA
§ 308.151 - Scope.
§ 308.152 - Grounds for disapproval of notice.
§ 308.153 - Procedures where notice of disapproval issues pursuant to § 303.103(c) of this chapter.
§ 308.154 - Decision on review.
§ 308.155 - Hearing.
Subpart M - Procedures Applicable to the Request for and Conduct of a Hearing (or the Request for Written Submissions in Lieu of a Hearing) After Denial of an Application Under Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
§ 308.156 - Scope.
§ 308.157 - Denial of applications.
§ 308.158 - Hearings.
§ 308.159 - Denial of applications.
§ 308.160 - Hearings.
§§ 308.159--308.160 - [Reserved]
Subpart N - Rules and Procedures Applicable to Proceedings Relating to Suspension, Removal, and Prohibition Where a Felony ls Charged
§ 308.161 - Scope.
§ 308.162 - Relevant considerations.
§ 308.163 - Notice of suspension or prohibition, and orders of removal or prohibition.
§ 308.164 - Hearings.
Subpart O - Liability of Commonly Controlled Depository Institutions
§ 308.165 - Scope.
§ 308.166 - Grounds for assessment of liability.
§ 308.167 - Notice of assessment of liability.
§ 308.168 - Effective date of and payment under an order to pay.
Subpart P - Rules and Procedures Relating to the Recovery of Attorney Fees and Other Expenses
§ 308.169 - Scope.
§ 308.170 - Filing, content, and service of documents.
§ 308.171 - Responses to application.
§ 308.172 - Eligibility of applicants.
§ 308.173 - Prevailing party.
§ 308.174 - Standards for awards.
§ 308.175 - Measure of awards.
§ 308.176 - Application for awards.
§ 308.177 - Statement of net worth.
§ 308.178 - Statement of fees and expenses.
§ 308.179 - Settlement negotiations.
§ 308.180 - Further proceedings.
§ 308.181 - Recommended decision.
§ 308.182 - Board of Directors action.
§ 308.183 - Payment of awards.
Subpart Q - Issuance and Review of Orders Pursuant to the Prompt Corrective Action Provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
§ 308.200 - Scope.
§ 308.201 - Directives to take prompt corrective action.
§ 308.202 - Procedures for reclassifying an FDIC-supervised institution based on criteria other than capital.
§ 308.203 - Order to dismiss a director or senior executive officer.
§ 308.204 - Enforcement of directives.
Subpart R - Submission and Review of Safety and Soundness Compliance Plans and Issuance of Orders To Correct Safety and Soundness Deficiencies
§ 308.300 - Scope.
§ 308.301 - Purpose.
§ 308.302 - Determination and notification of failure to meet a safety and soundness standard and request for compliance plan.
§ 308.303 - Filing of safety and soundness compliance plan.
§ 308.304 - Issuance of orders to correct deficiencies and to take or refrain from taking other actions.
§ 308.305 - Enforcement of orders.
Subpart S - Applications for a Stay or Review of Actions of Bank Clearing Agencies
§ 308.400 - Scope.
§ 308.401 - Applications for stays of disciplinary sanctions or summary suspensions by a bank clearing agency.
§ 308.402 - Applications for review of final disciplinary sanctions, denials of participation, or prohibitions or limitations of access to services imposed by bank clearing agencies.
Subpart T - Program Fraud Civil Remedies and Procedures
§ 308.500 - Basis, purpose, and scope.
§ 308.501 - Definitions.
§ 308.502 - Basis for civil penalties and assessments.
§ 308.503 - Investigations.
§ 308.504 - Review by the reviewing official.
§ 308.505 - Prerequisites for issuing a complaint.
§ 308.506 - Complaint.
§ 308.507 - Service of complaint.
§ 308.508 - Answer.
§ 308.509 - Default upon failure to file an answer.
§ 308.510 - Referral of complaint and answer to the ALJ.
§ 308.511 - Notice of hearing.
§ 308.512 - Parties to the hearing.
§ 308.513 - Separation of functions.
§ 308.514 - Ex parte contacts.
§ 308.515 - Disqualification of reviewing official or ALJ.
§ 308.516 - Rights of parties.
§ 308.517 - Authority of the ALJ.
§ 308.518 - Prehearing conferences.
§ 308.519 - Disclosure of documents.
§ 308.520 - Discovery.
§ 308.521 - Exchange of witness lists, statements, and exhibits.
§ 308.522 - Subpoenas for attendance at hearing.
§ 308.523 - Protective order.
§ 308.524 - Witness fees.
§ 308.525 - Form, filing, and service of papers.
§ 308.526 - Computation of time.
§ 308.527 - Motions.
§ 308.528 - Sanctions.
§ 308.529 - The hearing and burden of proof.
§ 308.530 - Determining the amount of penalties and assessments.
§ 308.531 - Location of hearing.
§ 308.532 - Witnesses.
§ 308.533 - Evidence.
§ 308.534 - The record.
§ 308.535 - Post-hearing briefs.
§ 308.536 - Initial decision.
§ 308.537 - Reconsideration of initial decision.
§ 308.538 - Appeal to the Board of Directors.
§ 308.539 - Stays ordered by the Department of Justice.
§ 308.540 - Stay pending appeal.
§ 308.541 - Judicial review.
§ 308.542 - Collection of civil penalties and assessments.
§ 308.543 - Right to administrative offset.
§ 308.544 - Deposit in Treasury of United States.
§ 308.545 - Compromise or settlement.
§ 308.546 - Limitations.
Subpart U - Removal, Suspension, and Debarment of Accountants From Performing Audit Services
§ 308.600 - Scope.
§ 308.601 - Definitions.
§ 308.602 - Removal, suspension, or debarment.
§ 308.603 - Automatic removal, suspension, and debarment.
§ 308.604 - Notice of removal, suspension, or debarment.
§ 308.605 - Application for reinstatement.
Appendix A to Part 308 - —Rules of Practice and Procedure