12 USC § 4201 - Filing of confidential declarations by private persons

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s4201"
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title: "12 USC § 4201 - Filing of confidential declarations by private persons"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "4201"
section_name: "Filing of confidential declarations by private persons"
chapter_number: 43
chapter_name: "ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONS COMMITTING BANK FRAUD CRIMES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "DECLARATIONS PROVIDING NEW CLAIMS TO UNITED STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2561, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4894.)"
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# § 4201. Filing of confidential declarations by private persons

**(a)** **In general** section 1833a of this title

Any person may file a declaration of a violation giving rise to an action for civil penalties under  affecting a depository institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other agency or entity of the United States.

**(b)** **Place of filing** A declaration under subsection (a) shall be filed with the Attorney General of the United States or with an agent designated by the Attorney General for receiving declarations under this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2561, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4894.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

> “This subtitle [subtitle H (§§ 2560–2594) of title XXV of
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> , enacting this chapter and
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> , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and amending
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> ] may be cited as the ‘Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act of 1990’.”

, , , provided that: