(a) Criminal and
civil penalties.
(1) Section 10 of the HOLA provides criminal penalties for willful
violation, and civil penalties for violation, by any company or individual,
of HOLA or any regulation or order issued under it, or for making
a false entry in any book, report, or statement of a savings and loan
holding company.
(2) Civil money
penalty assessments for violations of HOLA shall be made in accordance
with subpart C of the Board’s Rules of Practice for Hearings (12 CFR
part 263, subpart C). For any willful violation of the Bank Control
Act or any regulation or order issued under it, the Board may assess
a civil penalty as provided in 12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(15).
(b) Cease-and-desist proceedings. For any violation of HOLA, the Bank Control Act, this regulation,
or any order or notice issued thereunder, the Board may institute
a cease-and-desist proceeding in accordance with the Financial Institutions
Supervisory Act of 1966, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1818(b) et seq.).