(a) General rule. A statement of net worth shall be filed with the
application for an award of fees. The statement shall reflect the
net worth of the applicant and all affiliates of the applicant, as
specified in section 263.103 (c)(5). In all cases, the administrative
law judge or the Board may call for additional information needed
to establish the applicant’s net worth as of the initiation of the
proceeding.
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(b) Contents.
(1) Except as otherwise provided herein,
the statement of net worth may be in any form convenient to the applicant
which fully discloses all the assets and liabilities of the applicant
and all the assets and liabilities of its affiliates, as of the time
of the initiation of the adversary adjudication. Unaudited financial
statements are acceptable for individual applicants as long as the
statement provides a reliable basis for evaluation, unless the administrative
law judge or the Board otherwise requires. Financial statements or
reports filed with or reported to a federal or state agency, prepared
before the initiation of the adversary proceeding for other purposes,
and accurate as of a date not more than three months prior to the
initiation of the proceeding, shall be acceptable in establishing
net worth as of the time of the initiation of the proceeding, unless
the administrative law judge or the Board otherwise requires.
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(2) In the case of applicants or affiliates
that are not banks, net worth shall be considered for the purposes
of this subpart to be the excess of total assets over total liabilities,
as of the date the underlying proceeding was initiated, except as
adjusted under section 263.103(c)(5). The net worth of a bank holding
company or a savings and loan holding company shall be considered
on a consolidated basis. Assets and liabilities of individuals shall
include those beneficially owned.
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(3) If the applicant or any of its affiliates
is a bank or a savings association, the portion of the statement of
net worth which relates to the bank or the savings association shall
consist of a copy of the bank’s or a savings association’s last Consolidated
Report of Condition and Income filed before the initiation of the
adversary adjudication. Net worth shall be considered for the purposes
of this subpart to be the total equity capital (or, in the case of
mutual savings banks or mutual savings associations, the total surplus
accounts) as reported, in conformity with applicable instructions
and guidelines, on the bank’s or the savings association’s Consolidated
Report of Condition and Income filed for the last reporting date before
the initiation of the proceeding.
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(c) Statement confidential. Unless otherwise
ordered by the Board or required by law, the statement of net worth
shall be for the confidential use of the Board, counsel for the Board,
and the administrative law judge.