CFR > Title 12 - Banks and Banking > CHAPTER I—COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 3—MINIMUM CAPITAL RATIOS; ISSUANCE OF DIRECTIVES > SUBPART E—Issuance of a Directive (§3.15 to §3.100) > 3.15—Purpose and scope.

3.15—Purpose and scope.

This subpart is applicable to proceedings by the Office to issue a directive under 12 U.S.C. 3907(b)(2). A directive is an order issued to a bank that does not have or maintain capital at or above the minimum ratios set forth in § 3.6, or established for the bank under subpart C, by a written agreement under 12 U.S.C. 1818(b), or as a condition for approval of an application. A directive may order the bank to:
(a) Achieve the minimum capital ratios applicable to it by a specified date;
(b) Adhere to a previously submitted plan to achieve the applicable capital ratios;
(c) Submit and adhere to a plan acceptable to the Office describing the means and time schedule by which the bank shall achieve the applicable capital ratios;
(d) Take other action, such as reduction of assets or the rate of growth of assets, or restrictions on the payment of dividends, to achieve the applicable capital ratios; or
(e) A combination of any of these or similar actions.
A directive issued under this rule, including a plan submitted under a directive, is enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as an effective and outstanding cease and desist order which has become final as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1818(k). Violation of a directive may result in assessment of civil money penalties in accordance with 12 U.S.C. 3909(d).