12 USC § 1831aa - Enforcement of agreements

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s1831aa"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "12 USC § 1831aa - Enforcement of agreements"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "1831aa"
section_name: "Enforcement of agreements"
chapter_number: 16
chapter_name: "FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 967, § 2[50], as added Pub. L. 109–351, title VII, § 702(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1985.)"
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# § 1831aa. Enforcement of agreements

**(a)** **In general** Notwithstanding clause (i) or (ii) of section 1818(b)(6)(A) of this title or section 1831*o*(e)(2)(E)(i) of this title, the appropriate Federal banking agency for a depository institution may enforce, under section 1818 of this title, the terms of—

**(1)** any condition imposed in writing by the agency on the depository institution or an institution-affiliated party in connection with any action on any application, notice, or other request concerning the depository institution; or

**(2)** any written agreement entered into between the agency and the depository institution or an institution-affiliated party.

**(b)** **Receiverships and conservatorships** After the appointment of the Corporation as the receiver or conservator for a depository institution, the Corporation may enforce any condition or agreement described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) imposed on or entered into with such institution or institution-affiliated party through an action brought in an appropriate United States district court.

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**Source Credit**: (Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 967, § 2[50], as added Pub. L. 109–351, title VII, § 702(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1985.)