Challenging Low Fees
Section 312(c) of Dodd-Frank
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) is amended—
(1) in subsection (q), by striking paragraphs (1)
through (4) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, in
the case of—
‘‘(A) any national banking association; ‘‘
(B) any Federal branch or agency of a foreign bank; and
‘‘(C) any Federal savings association;
‘‘(2) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in the
case of—
‘‘(A) any State nonmember insured bank;
‘‘(B) any foreign bank having an insured branch; and
‘‘(C) any State savings association;
‘‘(3) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, in the case of—
‘‘(A) any State member bank;
‘‘(B) any branch or agency of a foreign bank with
respect to any provision of the Federal Reserve Act
which is made applicable under the International Banking
Act of 1978;
‘‘(C) any foreign bank which does not operate an insured
branch;
‘‘(D) any agency or commercial lending company other
than a Federal agency;
‘‘(E) supervisory or regulatory proceedings arising from
the authority given to the Board of Governors under
section 7(c)(1) of the International Banking Act of
1978, including such proceedings under the Financial
Institutions Supervisory Act of 1966;
‘‘(F) any bank holding company and any subsidiary (other
than a depository institution) of a bank holding
company; and
‘‘(G) any savings and loan holding company and any
subsidiary (other than a depository institution) of a
savings and loan holding company.’’; and
(2) in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (u), by
striking ‘‘(other than a bank holding company’’ and
inserting ‘‘(other than a bank holding company or
savings and loan holding company’’.
Section 1100 (A) (8) of the Dodd-Frank Act
(8) in section 108 (15 U.S.C. 1604), by adding at the
end the following:
(A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) ENFORCINGAGENCIES.—Subject to subtitle B of the
Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, compliance
with the requirements imposed under this title shall be
enforced under—
‘‘(1) section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
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; 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, by the Director of
the National Credit Union Administration, with respect
to any Federal credit union;
‘‘(3) the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, by the Secretary
of Transportation, with respect to any air carrier or
foreign air carrier subject to that Act;
‘‘(4) the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (except as
pro-vided in section 406 of that Act), by the Secretary
of Agriculture, with respect to any activities subject
to that Act;
‘‘(5) the Farm Credit Act of 1971, by the Farm Credit
Administration with respect to any Federal land bank,
Federal land bank association, Federal intermediate
credit bank, or production credit association; and
‘‘(6) subtitle E of the Consumer Financial Protection
Act of 2010, by the Bureau, with respect to any person
subject to this title.’’; and
(B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) OVERALL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THEF EDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION.—Except to the extent that enforcement of the
requirements imposed under this title is specifically
committed to some other Government agency under any of
paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a), and
subject to subtitle B of the Consumer Financial
Protection Act of 2010, the Federal Trade Commission
shall be authorized to enforce such requirements. For
the purpose of the exercise by the Federal Trade
Commission of its functions and powers under the Federal
Trade Commission Act, a violation of any requirement
imposed under this title shall be deemed a violation of
a requirement imposed under that Act. All of the
functions and powers of the Federal Trade Commission
under the Federal Trade Commission Act are available to
the Federal Trade Commission to enforce compliance by
any person with the requirements under this title,
irrespective of whether that person is engaged in
commerce or meets any other jurisdictional tests under
the Federal Trade Commission Act.’’
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