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12 U.S.C. 4636: Civil money penalties

Created in 1992 by Public Law 102-550. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 12 U.S.C. 4514, 12 U.S.C. 4633.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Housing Finance Agency (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–289, §1155(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which related to violations or conduct for which the Director could impose a civil money penalty in accordance with this section. (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–289, §1155(2), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to the amount of penalty the Director could impose for violations or conduct described in former subsection (a). (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–289, §1155(3)(A), (B), substituted "regulated entity" for "enterprise" and inserted "or entity-affiliated party" before "in writing". (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–289, §1155(3)(A), (C), substituted "regulated entity" for "enterprise" and inserted "or entity-affiliated party" before "has been given". (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–289, §1155(3)(A), substituted "regulated entity" for "enterprise". (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–289, §1155(4)(G), struck out "and section 4634 of this title" after "subsection (c)(1)". (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–289, §1155(4)(F), which directed the striking out of ", or may, under the direction and control of the Attorney General of the United States, bring such an action", was executed by striking out ", or may, under the direction and control of the Attorney General, bring such an action" aft… (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–289, §1155(4)(A)–(E), substituted "director, or entity-affiliated party" for "or director" in two places, "a regulated entity" for "an enterprise", and "the regulated entity" for "the enterprise", inserted ", or the United States district court within the jurisdiction of which the headq… (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–289, §1155(5), substituted "A regulated entity" for "An enterprise". (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) Law text · (g)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.