12 CFR § 1231.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s1231.1"
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title: "12 CFR § 1231.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "1231.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ENTITY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1231"
part_name: "GOLDEN PARACHUTE AND INDEMNIFICATION PAYMENTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 4511, 4513, 4517, 4518, 4518a, 4526, and 4617."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 53357, Sept. 16, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1231.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to implement section 1318(e) of the Safety and Soundness Act (12 U.S.C. 4518(e)) by setting forth the factors that the Director will take into consideration in determining whether to limit or prohibit golden parachute payments and agreements and by setting forth conditions for prohibited and permissible indemnification payments that regulated entities and the Office of Finance (OF) may make to affiliated parties.

[83 FR 65289, Dec. 20, 2018]