Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Chapter 3 — Federal Reserve System
§ 371b. Rate of interest on time deposits; payment of time deposits before maturity; waiver of notice requirements for withdrawal of savings deposits
Statutory text
The Board may from time to time, after consulting with the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, prescribe rules governing the advertisement of interest on deposits by member banks on time and savings deposits. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any deposit which is payable only at an office of a member bank located outside of the States of the United States and the District of Columbia. During the period commencing on , and ending on , the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the rate of interest which may be paid by member banks on time deposits of foreign governments, monetary and financial authorities of foreign governments when acting as such, or international financial institutions of which the United States is a member.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Gold Reserve Act of 1934
Pub. L. 73–6 § 19(j) · 48 Stat. 337
Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 371b
Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 19(j), formerly § 19 (par. 13), as added June 16, 1933, ch. 89, § 11(b), 48 Stat. 182
Source evidence
Code source credit
Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 19(j), formerly § 19 (par. 13), as added June 16, 1933, ch. 89, § 11(b), 48 Stat. 182Pub. L. 87–827 § 1 · 76 Stat. 953
Inserted · 12 U.S.C. § 371b
Pub. L. 87–827 inserted sentence making this paragraph inapplicable, during the period commencing on October 15, 1962, and ending upon the expiration of three years after such date, to the rate of interest which may be paid by member banks on time deposits of foreign governments, monetary and financial authorities of foreign governments when acting as such, or international financial institutions of which the United States is a member
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 87–827 inserted sentence making this paragraph inapplicable, during the period commencing on October 15, 1962, and ending upon the expiration of three years after such date, to the rate of interest which may be paid by member banks on time deposits of foreign governments, monetary and financial authorities of foreign governments when acting as such, or international financial institutions of which the United States is a member.Pub. L. 89–79 § 1 · 79 Stat. 243
Changed · 12 U.S.C. § 371b
Pub. L. 89–79 extended until Oct. 15, 1968, the period during which the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to the rate of interest payable by member banks on time deposits of foreign governments, monetary and financial authorities of foreign governments when acting as such, or international financial institutions of which the United States is a member
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 89–79 extended until Oct. 15, 1968, the period during which the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to the rate of interest payable by member banks on time deposits of foreign governments, monetary and financial authorities of foreign governments when acting as such, or international financial institutions of which the United States is a member.Pub. L. 89–597 § 2(c) · 80 Stat. 823
Struck · 12 U.S.C. § 371b
Pub. L. 89–597, § 2(c), made authority of Board to prescribe maximum permissible rates of interest that may be paid by member banks on time and savings deposits discretionary rather than mandatory, required prior consultations with the FDIC Board and the FHLB Board, authorized different rate limitations for different classes of deposits, for deposits of different amounts, or according to such other reasonable bases as the Board may deem desirable in the public interest, and struck out provision for rate limitation according to the varying discount rates of member banks in the several Federal Reserve districts
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 89–597, § 2(c), made authority of Board to prescribe maximum permissible rates of interest that may be paid by member banks on time and savings deposits discretionary rather than mandatory, required prior consultations with the FDIC Board and the FHLB Board, authorized different rate limitations for different classes of deposits, for deposits of different amounts, or according to such other reasonable bases as the Board may deem desirable in the public interest, and struck out provision for rate limitation according to the varying discount rates of member banks in the several Federal Reserve districts.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Such section is further amended by striking the first sentence 49 Stat. 715; 12 USC 371b. of subsection (j) as redesignated (12 U.S.C. 371) and inserting: “The Board may from time to time, after consulting with the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, limit by regulation the rates of interest which may be paid by member banks on time and savings deposits. The Board may prescribe different rate limitations for different classes of deposits, for deposits of different amounts or with different maturities or subject to different conditions regarding withdrawal or repayment, according to the nature or location of member banks or their depositors, or according to such other reasonable bases as the Board may deem desirable in the public interest.”Pub. L. 90–505 § 2(a) · 82 Stat. 856
Changed · 12 U.S.C. § 371b
Pub. L. 90–505 gave Board power to prescribe rules governing the payment and advertising of interest on deposits
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 90–505 gave Board power to prescribe rules governing the payment and advertising of interest on deposits.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) The first sentence of section 19(j) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 371b) is amended by changing “limit by regulation” to read “prescribe rules governing the payment and advertisement of interest on deposits, including limitations on”.Depository Institutions Deregulation Act of 1980
Pub. L. 96–221 title II § 207(b)(4) · 94 Stat. 131
Struck · 12 U.S.C. § 371b
Pub. L. 96–221 struck out provisions relating to payment of interest on deposits, prescribing of different limitations by the Board for different classes of deposits, and payment of time deposits before maturity
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 96–221 struck out provisions relating to payment of interest on deposits, prescribing of different limitations by the Board for different classes of deposits, and payment of time deposits before maturity.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(4) the first sentence of section 19(j) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 371b) is amended by striking out “payment and” and by striking out “, including limitations on the rates of interest which may be paid”;Effective date note
Pub. L. 96–221, title II, § 207(b), Mar. 31, 1980, 94 Stat. 144, provided in part that the amendment made by that section is effective 6 years after Mar. 31, 1980.
3 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 3 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1935–1980 · 6 rounds
1980
Pub. L. 96–221 struck out provisions relating to payment of interest on deposits, prescribing of different limitations by the Board for different classes of deposits, and payment of time deposits before maturity.
1968
Pub. L. 90–505 gave Board power to prescribe rules governing the payment and advertising of interest on deposits.
1966
Pub. L. 89–597, § 2(c), made authority of Board to prescribe maximum permissible rates of interest that may be paid by member banks on time and savings deposits discretionary rather than mandatory, required prior consultations with the FDIC Board and the FHLB Board, authorized different rate limitations for different classes of deposits, for deposits of different amounts, or according to such other reasonable bases as the Board may deem desirable in the public interest, and struck out provision for rate limitation according to the varying discount rates of member banks in the several Federal Reserve districts.
1965
Pub. L. 89–79 extended until , the period during which the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to the rate of interest payable by member banks on time deposits of foreign governments, monetary and financial authorities of foreign governments when acting as such, or international financial institutions of which the United States is a member.
1962
Pub. L. 87–827 inserted sentence making this paragraph inapplicable, during the period commencing on , and ending upon the expiration of three years after such date, to the rate of interest which may be paid by member banks on time deposits of foreign governments, monetary and financial authorities of foreign governments when acting as such, or international financial institutions of which the United States is a member.
1935
Act , among other changes, inserted “except upon such conditions and in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the said Board” to second sentence and proviso.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–221, title II, § 207(b), , 94 Stat. 144, provided in part that the amendment made by that section is effective 6 years after .
Effective and Termination Dates of 1966 Amendment
Pub. L. 89–597, § 7, , 80 Stat. 825, as amended, formerly set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1966 Amendment note under section 461 of this title (which provided in part that amendment of this section by section 2(c) of Pub. L. 89–597 was effective only to , and that on , this section was amended to read as it would without the amendment by section 2(c) of Pub. L. 89–597), was repealed by Pub. L. 96–221, title II, § 207(a), , 94 Stat. 144.
Transfer of Functions
Federal Home Loan Bank Board abolished and functions transferred, see sections 401 to 406 of Pub. L. 101–73, set out as a note under section 1437 of this title.
Time Deposits; Interest Rates, Limitation
Pub. L. 93–123, , 87 Stat. 448, provided that in carrying out the Act of (Pub. L. 89–597) [enacting section 1425b of this title, amending sections 355, 371b, 461, and 1828 of this title and section 771 of former Title 31, repealing section 462a–1 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 461 of this title] and other provisions of law, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board take action to limit rates of interest or dividends paid on time deposits of less than $100,000 by institutions regulated by them, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–221, title II, § 207(b)(13), , 94 Stat. 144, eff. 6 years after .
Credits
1913–1980 · 7 acts
- 1913Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 19(j), formerly § 19 (par. 13), as added June 16, 1933, ch. 89, § 11(b), 48 Stat. 182
- 1935amended Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, title III, § 324(c), 49 Stat. 714
- 1962Pub. L. 87–827, § 1, , 76 Stat. 953
- 1965Pub. L. 89–79, § 1, , 79 Stat. 244
- 1966renumbered § 19(j) and amended Pub. L. 89–597, § 2(b), (c), , 80 Stat. 824
- 1968Pub. L. 90–505, § 2(a), , 82 Stat. 856
- 1980Pub. L. 96–221, title II, § 207(b)(4)–(6), , 94 Stat. 144.
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(Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 19(j), formerly § 19 (par. 13), as added June 16, 1933, ch. 89, § 11(b), 48 Stat. 182; amended Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, title III, § 324(c), 49 Stat. 714; Pub. L. 87–827, § 1, , 76 Stat. 953; Pub. L. 89–79, § 1, , 79 Stat. 244; renumbered § 19(j) and amended Pub. L. 89–597, § 2(b), (c), , 80 Stat. 824; Pub. L. 90–505, § 2(a), , 82 Stat. 856; Pub. L. 96–221, title II, § 207(b)(4)–(6), , 94 Stat. 144.)