The FDIC will eliminate unnecessary and duplicative text in the Code of Federal Regulations to make it easier for readers to find the current, inflation-adjusted maximum civil money penalty ("CMP") amounts. The final rule is effective on January 15, 2019.

The final rule will:

  • remove duplicative, descriptive regulatory language with regard to CMP amounts that repeats existing statutory language related to such CMPs;
  • codify Congress's recent modifications to CMP inflation adjustments in the FDIC's regulations; and
  • bring readers to an annually released notice in the Federal Register for information pertaining to the maximum CMP amounts that can be evaluated after inflation adjustments.

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