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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Chapter 43 — Actions Against Persons Committing Bank Fraud Crimes

§ 4201. Filing of confidential declarations by private persons

Statutory text

(a)

In general

Any person may file a declaration of a violation giving rise to an action for civil penalties under section 1833a of this title affecting a depository institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other agency or entity of the United States.

(b)

Place of filing

A declaration under subsection (a) shall be filed with the Attorney General of the United States or with an agent designated by the Attorney General for receiving declarations under this section.

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.

  1. Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–647 title XXV § 2561 · 104 Stat. 4789

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 4201

    (Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2561, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4894.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2561, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4894.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2561. FILING OF CONFIDENTIAL DECLARATIONS BY PRIVATE PERSONS. (a) In General.— Any person may file a declaration of a violation giving rise to an action for civil penalties under section 951 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 affecting a depository institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other agency or entity of the United States. (b) Place of Filing.— A declaration under subsection (a) shall be filed with the Attorney General of the United States or with an agent designated by the Attorney General for receiving declarations under this section.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2560, , 104 Stat. 4893, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle H (§§ 2560–2594) of title XXV of Pub. L. 101–647, enacting this chapter and section 3059A of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and amending section 1831k of this title] may be cited as the ‘Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act of 1990’.”

Credits

(Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2561, , 104 Stat. 4894.)

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