12 CFR § 238.87 - Filing procedures.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s238.87"
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title: "12 CFR § 238.87 - Filing procedures."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "238.87"
section_name: "Filing procedures."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
part_number: "238"
part_name: "SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES (REGULATION LL)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552, 559; 12 U.S.C. 1462, 1462a, 1463, 1464, 1467, 1467a, 1468, 5365; 1813, 1817, 1829e, 1831i, 1972, 15 U.S.C. 78"
regulatory_source: "Reg. LL, 76 FR 56532, Sept. 13, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 238.87 Filing procedures.

(a) *Who may file.* (1) A savings and loan holding company or a person who was convicted of a criminal offense described in § 238.84 or who has agreed to enter into a pre-trial diversion or similar program in connection with a prosecution for such a criminal offense may file an application with the Board seeking an exemption from the prohibitions in this subpart.

(2) A savings and loan holding company or a person may seek an exemption only for a designated position (or positions) with respect to a named savings and loan holding company.

(3) A savings and loan holding company or a person may not file an application less than one year after the latter of the date of a denial of the same exemption under § 238.89(b), § 238.90(a) or § 238.90(d).

(b) *Prohibition pending Board action.* Unless a savings and loan holding company or a person is exempt under § 238.86(b), the prohibitions in § 238.83 continue to apply pending Board action on the application.