Pub. L. 102-550, tit. XV, subtit. A, sec. 1502
REVOKING CHARTER OF FEDERAL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS CONVICTED OF MONEY LAUNDERING OR CASH TRANSACTION REPORTING OFFENSES.
SEC. 1502. REVOKING CHARTER OF FEDERAL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS CONVICTED OF MONEY LAUNDERING OR CASH TRANSACTION REPORTING OFFENSES. (a) National Banks.—Section 5239 of the Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 93) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Forfeiture of Franchise for Money Laundering or Cash Transaction Reporting Offenses.— “(1) In general.— “(A) Conviction of title is offenses.— “(i) Duty to notify.—If a national bank, a Federal branch, or Federal agency has been convicted of any criminal offense under section 1956 or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, the Attorney General shall provide to the Comptroller of the Currency a written notification of the conviction and shall include a certified copy of the order of conviction from the court rendering the decision. “(ii) Notice of termination; pretermination hearing.—After receiving written notification from the Attorney General of such a conviction, the Comptroller of the Currency shall issue to the national bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency a notice of the Comptroller’s intention to terminate all rights, privileges, and franchises of the bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency and schedule a pretermination hearing. “(B) Conviction of title 3i offenses.—If a national bank, a Federal branch, or a Federal agency is convicted of any criminal offense under section 5322 of title 31, United States Code, after receiving written notification from the Attorney General, the Comptroller of the Currency may issue to the national bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency a notice of the Comptroller’s intention to terminate all rights, privileges, and franchises of the bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency and schedule a pretermination hearing. “(C) Judicial review.—Section 8(h) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall apply to any proceeding under this subsection. “(2) Factors to be considered.— In determining whether a franchise shall be forfeited under paragraph (1), the Comptroller of the Currency shall take into account the following factors: “(A) The extent to which directors or senior executive officers of the national bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency knew of, or were involved in, the commission of the money laundering offense of which the bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency was found guilty. “(B) The extent to which the offense occurred despite the existence of policies and procedures within the national bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency which were designed to prevent the occurrence of any such offense. 106 STAT. 4046 “(C) The extent to which the national bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency has fully cooperated with law enforcement authorities with respect to the investigation of the money laundering offense of which the bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency was found guilty. “(D) The extent to which the national bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency has implemented additional internal controls (since the commission of the offense of which the bank, Federal branch, or Federal agency was found guilty) to prevent the occurrence of any other money laundering offense. “(E) The extent to which the interest of the local community in having adequate deposit and credit services available would be threatened by the forfeiture of the franchise. “(3) Successor liability.—This subsection shall not apply to a successor to the interests of, or a person who acquires, a bank, a Federal branch, or a Federal agency that violated a provision of law described in paragraph (1), if the successor succeeds to the interests of the violator, or the acquisition is made, in good faith and not for purposes of evading this subsection or regulations prescribed under this subsection. “(4) Definition.—The term ‘senior executive officer’ has the same meaning as in regulations prescribed under section 32(f) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.”. (b) Federal Savings Associations.—Section 6 of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1464) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(w) Forfeiture of Franchise for Money Laundering or Cash Transaction Reporting Offenses.— “(1) In general.— “(A) Conviction of title is offense.— “(I) Duty to notify.—If a Federal savings association has been convicted of any criminal offense under section 1956 or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, the Attorney General shall provide to the Director a written notification of the conviction and shall include a certified copy of the order of conviction from the court rendering the decision. “(II) Notice of termination; pretermination hearing.—After receiving written notification from the Attorney General of such a conviction, the Director shall issue to the savings association a notice of the Director’s intention to terminate all rights, privileges, and franchises of the savings association and schedule a pretermination hearing. “(B) Conviction of title 31 offenses.—If a Federal savings association is convicted of any criminal offense under section 5322 of title 31, United States Code, after receiving written notification from the Attorney General, the Director may issue to the sayings association a notice of the Director’s intention to terminate all rights, privileges, and franchises of the savings association and schedule a pretermination hearing. “(C) Judicial review.—Subsection (d)(1)(B)(vii) shall apply to any proceeding under this subsection. 106 STAT. 4047 “(2) Factors to be considered.— In determining whether a franchise shall be forfeited under paragraph (1), the Director shall take into account the following factors: “(A) The extent to which directors or senior executive officers of the savings association knew of, were involved in, the commission of the money laundering offense of which the association was found guilty. “(B) The extent to which the offense occurred despite the existence of policies and procedures within the savings association which were designed to prevent the occurrence of any such offense. “(C) The extent to which the savings association has fully cooperated with law enforcement authorities with respect to the investigation of the money laundering offense of which the association was found guilty. “(D) The extent to which the savings association has implemented additional internal controls (since the commission of the offense of which the savings association was found guilty) to prevent the occurrence of any other money laundering offense. “(E) The extent to which the interest of the local community in having adequate deposit and credit services available would be threatened by the forfeiture of the franchise. “(3) Successor liability.—This subsection shall not apply to a successor to the interests of, or a person who acquires, a savings association that violated a provision of law described in paragraph (1), if the successor succeeds to the interests of the violator, or the acquisition is made, in good faith and not for purposes of evading this subsection or regulations prescribed under this subsection. “(4) Definition.—The term ‘senior executive officer’ has the same meaning as in regulations prescribed under section 32(f) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.”. (c) Federal Credit Unions.—Title I of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752 et seq.) is amended by adding at the and the following new section: ‘SEC. 131. FORFEITURE OF ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATE FOR MONEY LAUNDERING OR CASH TRANSACTION REPORTING OFFENSES. “(a) Forfeiture of Franchise for Money Laundering or Dash Transaction Reporting Offenses.— “(1) Conviction of title is offenses.— “(A) Duty to notify.—If a credit union has been convicted of any criminal offense under section 1956 or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, the Attorney General shall provide to the Board a written notification of the conviction and shall include a certified copy of the order of conviction from the court rendering the decision. “(B) Notice of termination; pretermination hearing.—After receiving written notification from the Attorney General of such a conviction, the Board shall issue to such credit union a notice of its intention to terminate all rights, privileges, and franchises of the credit union and schedule a pretermination hearing. 106 STAT. 4048 “(2) Conviction of title 31 offenses.—If a credit union is convicted of any criminal offense under section 5322 of title 31, United States Code, after receiving written notification from the Attorney General, the Board may issue to such credit union a notice of its intention to terminate all rights, privileges, and franchises of the credit union and schedule a pretermination hearing. “(3) Judicial review.—Section 206(j) shall apply to any proceeding under this section. “(b) Factors To Be Considered.—In determining whether a franchise shall be forfeited under subsection (a), the Board shall take into account the following factors: “(1) The extent to which directors, committee members, or senior executive officers (as defined by the Board in regulations which the Board shall prescribe) of the credit union knew of, or were involved in, the commission of the money laundering offense of which the credit union was found guilty. “(2) The extent to which the offense occurred despite the existence of policies and procedures within the credit union which were designed to prevent the occurrence of any such offense. “(3) The extent to which the credit union has fully cooperated with law enforcement authorities with respect to the investigation of the money laundering offense of which the credit union was found guilty. “(4) The extent to which the credit union has implemented additional internal controls (since the commission of the offense of which the credit union was found guilty) to prevent the occurrence of any other money laundering offense. “(5) The extent to which the interest of the local community in having adequate deposit and credit services available would be threatened by the forfeiture of the franchise. “(c) Successor Liability.—This section shall not apply to a successor to the interests of, or a person who acquires, a credit union that violated a provision of law described in subsection (a), if the successor succeeds to the interests of the violator, or the acquisition is made, in good faith and not for purposes of evading this section or regulations prescribed under this section.”.