12 CFR § 268.603 - Voluntary settlement attempts.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s268.603"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 268.603 - Voluntary settlement attempts."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "268.603"
section_name: "Voluntary settlement attempts."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
part_number: "268"
part_name: "RULES REGARDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 244 and 248(i), (k) and (1)."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 18085, Apr. 15, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "268"
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# 268.603 Voluntary settlement attempts.

The Board shall make reasonable efforts to voluntarily settle complaints of discrimination as early as possible in, and throughout, the administrative processing of complaints, including the pre-complaint counseling stage. Any settlement reached shall be in writing and signed by both parties and shall identify the claims resolved.