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§ 1693o.
Administrative enforcement
(a)
Enforcing agencies
Subject to subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [12 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.], compliance with the requirements imposed under this subchapter shall be enforced under—
(1)
section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1818], by the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined in section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(q)), with respect to—
(A)
national banks, Federal savings associations, and Federal branches and Federal agencies of foreign banks;
(B)
member banks of the Federal Reserve System (other than national banks), branches and agencies of foreign banks (other than Federal branches, Federal agencies, and insured State branches of foreign banks), commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, and organizations operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 611 et seq.]; and
(C)
banks and State savings associations insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (other than members of the Federal Reserve System), and insured State branches of foreign banks;
(2)
the Federal Credit Union Act [12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.], by the Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration with respect to any Federal credit union;
(3)
part A of subtitle VII of title 49, by the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to any air carrier or foreign air carrier subject to that part;
(4)
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.], by the Securities and Exchange Commission, with respect to any broker or dealer subject to that Act and 1
1
 So in original. Probably should be “; and”.
(5)
subtitle E of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [12 U.S.C. 5561 et seq.], by the Bureau, with respect to any person subject to this subchapter, except that the Bureau shall not have authority to enforce the requirements of section 1693o–2 of this title or any regulations prescribed by the Board under section 1693o–2 of this title.
The terms used in paragraph (1) that are not defined in this subchapter or otherwise defined in section 3(s) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(s)) shall have the meaning given to them in section 1(b) of the International Banking Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3101).
(b)
Violations of subchapter deemed violations of pre-existing statutory requirements; additional powers
(c)
Overall enforcement authority of the Federal Trade Commission
(Pub. L. 90–321, title IX, § 918, formerly § 917, as added Pub. L. 95–630, title XX, § 2001, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3739; amended Pub. L. 101–73, title VII, § 744(o), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 440; Pub. L. 102–242, title II, § 212(f), Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2301; Pub. L. 104–287, § 6(h), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3399; renumbered § 918, Pub. L. 111–24, title IV, § 401(1), May 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1751; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1084(5), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2082.)
cite as: 15 USC 1693o