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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

12 CFR Part 747

RIN 3133-AF40


Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is amending its regulations to adjust 
the maximum amount of each civil monetary penalty (CMP) within its 
jurisdiction to account for inflation. This action, including the 
amount of the adjustments, is required under the Federal Civil 
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt 
Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and the Federal Civil Penalties 
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

DATES: This final rule is effective January 5, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gira Bose, Senior Staff Attorney, at 
1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, or telephone: (703) 518-6562.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Legal Background
II. Regulatory Procedures

I. Legal Background

A. Statutory Requirements

    Every Federal agency, including the NCUA, is required by law to 
adjust its maximum CMP amounts each year to account for inflation. 
Prior to this being an annual requirement, agencies were required to 
adjust their CMPs at least once every four years. The previous four-
year requirement stemmed from the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 
1996,\1\ which amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment 
Act of 1990.\2\
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    \1\ Public Law 104-134, Sec. 31001(s), 110 Stat. 1321-373 (Apr. 
26, 1996). The law is codified at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
    \2\ Public Law 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (Oct. 5, 1990), codified 
at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
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    The current annual requirement stems from the Bipartisan Budget Act 
of 2015,\3\ which contains the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 amendments).\4\ This 
legislation provided for an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment of CMPs in 
2016, followed by annual adjustments. The catch-up adjustment reset CMP 
maximum amounts by setting aside the inflation adjustments that 
agencies made in prior years and instead calculated inflation with 
reference to the year when each CMP was enacted or last modified by 
Congress. Agencies were required to publish their catch-up adjustments 
in an interim final rule by July 1, 2016, and make them effective by 
August 1, 2016.\5\ The NCUA complied with these requirements in a June 
2016 interim final rule, followed by a November 2016 final rule to 
confirm the adjustments as final.\6\
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    \3\ Public Law 114-74, 129 Stat. 584 (Nov. 2, 2015).
    \4\ 129 Stat. 599.
    \5\ Public Law 114-74, Sec. 701(b)(1), 129 Stat. 584, 599 (Nov. 
2, 2015).
    \6\ 81 FR 40152 (June 21, 2016); 81 FR 78028 (Nov. 7, 2016).
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    The 2015 amendments also specified how agencies must conduct annual 
inflation adjustments after the 2016 catch-up adjustment. Following the 
catch-up adjustment, agencies must make the required adjustments and 
publish them in the Federal Register by January 15 each year.\7\ For 
2017, the NCUA issued an interim final rule on January 6, 2017,\8\ 
followed by a final rule issued on June 23, 2017.\9\ For 2018, 2019, 
2020, and 2021 the NCUA issued a final rule in each year to satisfy the 
agency's annual requirements.\10\ This final rule satisfies the 
agency's requirement for the 2022 annual adjustment.
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    \7\ Public Law 114-74, Sec. 701(b)(1), 129 Stat. 584, 599 (Nov. 
2, 2015).
    \8\ 82 FR 7640 (Jan. 23, 2017).
    \9\ 82 FR 29710 (June 30, 2017).
    \10\ 83 FR 2029 (Jan. 16, 2018); 84 FR 2052 (Feb. 6, 2019); 85 
FR 2009 (Jan. 14, 2020); 86 FR 933 (Jan. 7, 2021).
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    The law provides that the adjustments shall be made notwithstanding 
the section of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) that requires 
prior notice and public comment for agency rulemaking.\11\ The 2015 
amendments also specify that each CMP maximum must be increased by the 
percentage by which the consumer price index for urban consumers (CPI-
U) \12\ for October of the year immediately preceding the year the 
adjustment is made exceeds the CPI-U for October of the prior year.\13\ 
Thus, for the adjustment to be made in 2022, an agency must compare the 
October 2020 and October 2021 CPI-U figures.
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    \11\ Public Law 114-74, Sec. 701(b)(1), 129 Stat. 584, 599 (Nov. 
2, 2015).
    \12\ This index is published by the Department of Labor, Bureau 
of Labor Statistics, and is available at its website: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/.
    \13\ Public Law 114-74, Sec. 701(b)(2)(B), 129 Stat. 584, 600 
(Nov. 2, 2015).
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    An annual adjustment under the 2015 amendments is not required if a 
CMP has been amended in the preceding 12 months pursuant to other 
authority. Specifically, the statute provides that an agency is not 
required to make an annual adjustment to a CMP if in the preceding 12 
months it has been increased by an amount greater than the annual 
adjustment required by the 2015 amendments.\14\ The NCUA did not make 
any adjustments in the preceding 12 months pursuant to other authority. 
Therefore, this rulemaking adjusts the NCUA's CMPs pursuant to the 2015 
amendments.
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    \14\ Public Law 114-74, Sec. 701(b)(1), 129 Stat. 584, 600 (Nov. 
2, 2015).
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B. Application to the 2022 Adjustments and Office of Management and 
Budget Guidance

    This section applies the statutory requirements and the Office of 
Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance to the NCUA's CMPs and sets 
forth the Board's calculation of the 2022 adjustments.
    The 2015 amendments directed OMB to issue guidance to agencies on 
implementing the inflation adjustments.\15\ OMB is required to issue 
its guidance each December and, with respect to the 2022 annual 
adjustment, did so on December 15, 2021.\16\ For 2022, Federal agencies 
must adjust the maximum amounts of their CMPs by the percentage by 
which the October 2021

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CPI-U (276.589) exceeds the October 2020 CPI-U (260.388). The resulting 
increase can be expressed as an inflation multiplier (1.06222) to apply 
to each current CMP maximum amount to determine the adjusted maximum. 
The OMB guidance also addresses rulemaking procedures and agency 
reporting and oversight requirements for CMPs.\17\
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    \15\ Public Law 114-74, Sec. 701(b)(4), 129 Stat. 584, 601 (Nov. 
2, 2015).
    \16\ See OMB Memorandum M-22-07, Implementation of Penalty 
Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil 
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 
(December 15, 2021).
    \17\ Id.
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    The table below presents the adjustment calculations. The current 
maximums are found at 12 CFR 747.1001, as adjusted by the final rule 
that the Board approved in January 2021. This amount is multiplied by 
the inflation multiplier to calculate the new maximum in the far-right 
column. Only these adjusted maximum amounts, and not the calculations, 
will be codified at 12 CFR 747.1001 under this final rule. The adjusted 
amounts will be effective upon publication in the Federal Register and 
can be applied to violations that occurred on or after November 2, 
2015, the date the 2015 amendments were enacted.\18\
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    \18\ Public Law 114-74, 129 Stat. 600 (Nov. 2, 2015).
    \19\ The table uses condensed descriptions of CMP tiers. Refer 
to the U.S. Code citations for complete descriptions.

                                  Table--Calculation of Maximum CMP Adjustments
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                                                                                               Adjusted maximum
                                                                                                 ($) (Current
            Citation              Description and tier  Current maximum ($)    Multiplier         maximum x
                                          \19\                                               multiplier, rounded
                                                                                              to nearest dollar)
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12 U.S.C. 1782(a)(3)............  Inadvertent failure   4,146..............         1.06222  4,404.
                                   to submit a report
                                   or the inadvertent
                                   submission of a
                                   false or misleading
                                   report.
12 U.S.C. 1782(a)(3)............  Non-inadvertent       41,463.............         1.06222  44,043.
                                   failure to submit a
                                   report or the non-
                                   inadvertent
                                   submission of a
                                   false or misleading
                                   report.
12 U.S.C. 1782(a)(3)............  Failure to submit a   Lesser of 2,073,133         1.06222  Lesser of 2,202,123
                                   report or the         or 1% of total                       or 1% of total CU
                                   submission of a       credit union (CU)                    assets.
                                   false or misleading   assets.
                                   report done
                                   knowingly or with
                                   reckless disregard.
12 U.S.C. 1782(d)(2)(A).........  Tier 1 CMP for        3,791..............         1.06222  4,027.
                                   inadvertent failure
                                   to submit certified
                                   statement of
                                   insured shares and
                                   charges due to the
                                   National Credit
                                   Union Share
                                   Insurance Fund
                                   (NCUSIF), or
                                   inadvertent
                                   submission of false
                                   or misleading
                                   statement.
12 U.S.C. 1782(d)(2)(B).........  Tier 2 CMP for non-   37,901.............         1.06222  40,259.
                                   inadvertent failure
                                   to submit certified
                                   statement or
                                   submission of false
                                   or misleading
                                   statement.
12 U.S.C. 1782(d)(2)(C).........  Tier 3 CMP for        Lesser of 1,895,095         1.06222  Lesser of 2,013,008
                                   failure to submit a   or 1% of total CU                    or 1% of total CU
                                   certified statement   assets.                              assets.
                                   or the submission
                                   of a false or
                                   misleading
                                   statement done
                                   knowingly or with
                                   reckless disregard.
12 U.S.C. 1785(a)(3)............  Non-compliance with   129................         1.06222  137.
                                   insurance logo
                                   requirements.
12 U.S.C. 1785(e)(3)............  Non-compliance with   301................         1.06222  320.
                                   NCUA security
                                   requirements.
12 U.S.C. 1786(k)(2)(A).........  Tier 1 CMP for        10,366.............         1.06222  11,011.
                                   violations of law,
                                   regulation, and
                                   other orders or
                                   agreements.
12 U.S.C. 1786(k)(2)(B).........  Tier 2 CMP for        51,827.............         1.06222  55,052.
                                   violations of law,
                                   regulation, and
                                   other orders or
                                   agreements and for
                                   recklessly engaging
                                   in unsafe or
                                   unsound practices
                                   or breaches of
                                   fiduciary duty.
12 U.S.C. 1786(k)(2)(C).........  Tier 3 CMP for        2,073,133..........         1.06222  2,202,123.
                                   knowingly
                                   committing the
                                   violations under
                                   Tier 1 or 2
                                   (natural person).
12 U.S.C. 1786(k)(2)(C).........  Tier 3 (same) (CU)..  Lesser of 2,073,133         1.06222  Lesser of 2,202,123
                                                         or 1% of total CU                    or 1% of total CU
                                                         assets.                              assets.
12 U.S.C. 1786(w)(5)(A)(ii).....  Non-compliance with   341,000............         1.06222  362,217.
                                   senior examiner
                                   post-employment
                                   restrictions.
15 U.S.C. 1639e(k)..............  Non-compliance with   11,906.............         1.06222  12,647.
                                   appraisal
                                   independence
                                   standards (first
                                   violation).
15 U.S.C. 1639e(k)..............  Subsequent            23,811.............         1.06222  25,293.
                                   violations of the
                                   same.
42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(5)...........  Non-compliance with   2,252..............         1.06222  2,392.
                                   flood insurance
                                   requirements.
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II. Regulatory Procedures

A. Final Rule Under the APA

    In the 2015 amendments, Congress provided that agencies shall make 
the required inflation adjustments in 2017 and subsequent years 
notwithstanding 5 U.S.C. 553,\20\ which generally requires agencies to 
follow notice-and-comment procedures in rulemaking and to make rules 
effective no sooner than 30 days after publication in the Federal 
Register. The 2015 amendments provide a clear exception to these 
requirements.\21\ In addition, as an

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independent basis, the Board finds that notice-and-comment procedures 
would be impracticable and unnecessary under the APA because of the 
largely ministerial and technical nature of the rule, which affords 
agencies limited discretion in promulgating the rule, and the statutory 
deadline for making the adjustments.\22\ In these circumstances, the 
Board finds good cause to issue a final rule without issuing a notice 
of proposed rulemaking or soliciting public comments. The Board also 
finds good cause to make the final rule effective upon publication 
because of the statutory deadline. Accordingly, this final rule is 
issued without prior notice and comment and will become effective 
immediately upon publication.
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    \20\ Public Law 114-74, Sec. 701(b)(1), 129 Stat. 584, 599 (Nov. 
2, 2015).
    \21\ See 5 U.S.C. 559; Asiana Airlines v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 
134 F.3d 393, 396-99 (D.C. Cir. 1998).
    \22\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B); see Mid-Tex Elec. Co-op., Inc. v. 
Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 822 F.2d 1123 (D.C. Cir. 1987). For 
the same reasons, this final rule does not include the usual 60-day 
comment period under NCUA Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement 
(IRPS) 87-2, as amended by IRPS 03-2 and 15-1 (Sept. 24, 2015).
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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires that when 
an agency issues a proposed rule or a final rule pursuant to the APA 
\23\ or another law, the agency must prepare a regulatory flexibility 
analysis that meets the requirements of the RFA and publish such 
analysis in the Federal Register.\24\ Specifically, the RFA normally 
requires agencies to describe the impact of a rulemaking on small 
entities by providing a regulatory impact analysis. For purposes of the 
RFA, the Board considers federally insured credit unions (FICUs) with 
assets less than $100 million to be small entities.\25\
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    \23\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
    \24\ 5 U.S.C. 603, 604.
    \25\ NCUA IRPS 15-1.
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    As discussed previously, consistent with the APA,\26\ the Board has 
determined for good cause that general notice and opportunity for 
public comment is unnecessary, and therefore the Board is not issuing a 
notice of proposed rulemaking. Rules that are exempt from notice and 
comment procedures are also exempt from the RFA requirements, including 
conducting a regulatory flexibility analysis, when among other things 
the agency for good cause finds that notice and public procedure are 
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. 
Accordingly, the Board has concluded that the RFA's requirements 
relating to initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis do not 
apply.
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    \26\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).
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    Nevertheless, the Board notes that this final rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small credit 
unions because it affects only the maximum amounts of CMPs that may be 
assessed in individual cases, which are not numerous and generally do 
not involve assessments at the maximum level. In addition, several of 
the CMPs are limited to a percentage of a credit union's assets. 
Finally, in assessing CMPs, the Board generally must consider a party's 
financial resources.\27\ Because this final rule will affect few, if 
any, small credit unions, the Board certifies that the final rule will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.
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    \27\ 12 U.S.C. 1786(k)(2)(G)(i).
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C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) applies to rulemakings in 
which an agency creates a new paperwork burden on regulated entities or 
modifies an existing burden.\28\ For purposes of the PRA, a paperwork 
burden may take the form of either a reporting or a recordkeeping 
requirement, both referred to as information collections. This final 
rule adjusts the maximum amounts of certain CMPs that the Board may 
assess against individuals, entities, or credit unions but does not 
require any reporting or recordkeeping. Therefore, this final rule will 
not create new paperwork burdens or modify any existing paperwork 
burdens.
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    \28\ 44 U.S.C. 3507(d); 5 CFR part 1320.
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D. Executive Order 13132

    Executive Order 13132 encourages independent regulatory agencies to 
consider the impact of their actions on state and local interests. In 
adherence to fundamental federalism principles, the NCUA, an 
independent regulatory agency as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(5), 
voluntarily complies with the Executive order. This final rule adjusts 
the maximum amounts of certain CMPs that the Board may assess against 
individuals, entities, and federally insured credit unions, including 
state-chartered credit unions. However, the final rule does not create 
any new authority or alter the underlying statutory authorities that 
enable the Board to assess CMPs. Accordingly, this final rule will not 
have a substantial direct effect on the states, on the connection 
between the National Government and the states, or on the distribution 
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. 
The Board has determined that this final rule does not constitute a 
policy that has federalism implications for purposes of the Executive 
order.

E. Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families

    The Board has determined that this final rule will not affect 
family well-being within the meaning of Section 654 of the Treasury and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 1999.\29\
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    \29\ Public Law 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (Oct. 21, 1998).
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F. Congressional Review Act

    For purposes of the Congressional Review Act,\30\ the OMB makes a 
determination as to whether a final rule constitutes a ``major'' rule. 
If OMB deems a rule to be a ``major rule,'' the Congressional Review 
Act generally provides that the rule may not take effect until at least 
60 days following its publication.
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    \30\ 5 U.S.C. 801-808.
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    The Congressional Review Act defines a ``major rule'' as any rule 
that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs of the OMB finds has resulted in or is likely to result in (A) 
an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more; (B) a major 
increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, 
Federal, State, or local government agencies or geographic regions, or 
(C) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, 
productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based 
enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and 
export markets.\31\
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    \31\ 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
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    For the same reasons set forth above, the Board is adopting the 
final rule without the delayed effective date generally prescribed 
under the Congressional Review Act. The delayed effective date required 
by the Congressional Review Act does not apply to any rule for which an 
agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief 
statement of reasons therefor in the rule issued) that notice and 
public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to 
the public interest.\32\
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    \32\ 5 U.S.C. 808.
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    The Board believes this final rule is not a major rule. As required 
by the Congressional Review Act, the Board will submit the final rule 
and other appropriate reports to OMB, Congress, and the Government 
Accountability Office for review.

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List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 747

    Civil monetary penalties, Credit unions.

    By the National Credit Union Administration Board on December 
30, 2021.
Melane Conyers-Ausbrooks,
Secretary of the Board.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Board amends 12 CFR 
part 747 as follows:

PART 747--ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS, ADJUDICATIVE HEARINGS, RULES OF 
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, AND INVESTIGATIONS

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1. The authority for part 747 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  12 U.S.C. 1766, 1782, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1790a, 
1790d; 15 U.S.C. 1639e; 42 U.S.C. 4012a; Pub. L. 101-410; Pub. L. 
104-134; Pub. L. 109-351; Pub. L. 114-74.


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2. Revise Sec.  747.1001 to read as follows:


Sec.  747.1001  Adjustment of civil monetary penalties by the rate of 
inflation.

    (a) The NCUA is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
Adjustment Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 
U.S.C. 2461 note)), to adjust the maximum amount of each civil monetary 
penalty (CMP) within its jurisdiction by the rate of inflation. The 
following chart displays those adjusted amounts, as calculated pursuant 
to the statute:

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                U.S. Code citation                          CMP description               New maximum amount
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(1) 12 U.S.C. 1782(a)(3).........................  Inadvertent failure to submit a   $4,404.
                                                    report or the inadvertent
                                                    submission of a false or
                                                    misleading report.
(2) 12 U.S.C. 1782(a)(3).........................  Non-inadvertent failure to        $44,043.
                                                    submit a report or the non-
                                                    inadvertent submission of a
                                                    false or misleading report.
(3) 12 U.S.C. 1782(a)(3).........................  Failure to submit a report or     $2,202,123 or 1 percent of
                                                    the submission of a false or      the total assets of the
                                                    misleading report done            credit union, whichever is
                                                    knowingly or with reckless        less.
                                                    disregard.
(4) 12 U.S.C. 1782(d)(2)(A)......................  Tier 1 CMP for inadvertent        $4,027.
                                                    failure to submit certified
                                                    statement of insured shares and
                                                    charges due to the National
                                                    Credit Union Share Insurance
                                                    Fund (NCUSIF), or inadvertent
                                                    submission of false or
                                                    misleading statement.
(5) 12 U.S.C. 1782(d)(2)(B)......................  Tier 2 CMP for non-inadvertent    $40,259.
                                                    failure to submit certified
                                                    statement or submission of
                                                    false or misleading statement.
(6) 12 U.S.C. 1782(d)(2)(C)......................  Tier 3 CMP for failure to submit  $2,013,008 or 1 percent of
                                                    a certified statement or the      the total assets of the
                                                    submission of a false or          credit union, whichever is
                                                    misleading statement done         less.
                                                    knowingly or with reckless
                                                    disregard.
(7) 12 U.S.C. 1785(a)(3).........................  Non-compliance with insurance     $137.
                                                    logo requirements.
(8) 12 U.S.C. 1785(e)(3).........................  Non-compliance with NCUA          $320.
                                                    security requirements.
(9) 12 U.S.C. 1786(k)(2)(A)......................  Tier 1 CMP for violations of      $11,011.
                                                    law, regulation, and other
                                                    orders or agreements.
(10) 12 U.S.C. 1786(k)(2)(B).....................  Tier 2 CMP for violations of      $55,052.
                                                    law, regulation, and other
                                                    orders or agreements and for
                                                    recklessly engaging in unsafe
                                                    or unsound practices or
                                                    breaches of fiduciary duty.
(11) 12 U.S.C. 1786(k)(2)(C).....................  Tier 3 CMP for knowingly          $2,202,123.
                                                    committing the violations under
                                                    Tier 1 or 2 (natural person).
(12) 12 U.S.C. 1786(k)(2)(C).....................  Tier 3 CMP for knowingly          $2,202,123 or 1 percent of
                                                    committing the violations under   the total assets of the
                                                    Tier 1 or 2 (insured credit       credit union, whichever is
                                                    union).                           less.
(13) 12 U.S.C. 1786(w)(5)(A)(ii).................  Non-compliance with senior        $362,217.
                                                    examiner post-employment
                                                    restrictions.
(14) 15 U.S.C. 1639e(k)..........................  Non-compliance with appraisal     First violation: $12,647;
                                                    independence requirements.        Subsequent violations:
                                                                                      $25,293.
(15) 42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(5).......................  Non-compliance with flood         $2,392.
                                                    insurance requirements.
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    (b) The adjusted amounts displayed in paragraph (a) of this section 
apply to civil monetary penalties that are assessed after the date the 
increase takes effect, including those whose associated violation or 
violations pre-dated the increase and occurred on or after November 2, 
2015.

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