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PART 312—ASSESSMENT OF FEES UPON ENTRANCE TO OR EXIT FROM
THE BANK INSURANCE FUND OR THE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
INSURANCE FUND

    Sec.
    
312.1    Definitions.
    312.2    Bank Insurance Fund reserve ratio.
    312.3    Savings Association Insurance Fund reserve ratio.
    312.4    Entrance fees assessed in connection with conversion transactions from the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the Bank Insurance Fund.
    312.5    Exit fees assessed in connection with conversion transactions from the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the Bank Insurance Fund.
    312.6    Entrance fees assessed in connection with conversion transactions from the Bank Insurance Fund to the Savings Association Insurance Fund.
    312.7    Exit fees assessed in connection with conversion transactions from the Bank Insurance Fund to the Savings Association Insurance Fund.
    312.8    Entrance and exit fees assessed in connection with insured deposit transfers from the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the Bank Insurance Fund.
    312.9    Entrance and exit fees assessed in connection with insured deposit transfers from the Bank Insurance Fund to the Savings Association Insurance Fund.
    312.10    Payment of entrance and exit fees.


  AUTHORITY:  12 U.S.C. 1815(d); 12 U.S.C. 1819.
  SOURCE:  The provisions of this Part 312 appear at 54 Fed. Reg. 40380, October 2, 1989, except as otherwise noted.

§ 312.1  Definitions.

  For the purposes of this part:
  (a)  The term "Bank Insurance Fund" shall mean the fund established by section 11(a)(5) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(5). The term "Savings Association Insurance Fund" shall mean the fund established by section 11(a)(6) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(6).
  (b)  The terms "Bank Insurance Fund member" and "Savings Association Insurance Fund member" shall have the meanings given them in sections 7(l) (4) and (5) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1817(l) (4), (5), respectively.
  (c)  The term "Bank Insurance Fund reserve ratio" shall mean the ratio of the net worth of the Bank Insurance Fund to the value of the aggregate total domestic deposits held in all Bank Insurance Fund members. The term "Savings Association Insurance Fund reserve ratio" shall mean the ratio of the value of the net worth of the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the value of the aggregate total domestic deposits held in all Savings Association Insurance Fund members.
  (d)  The term "conversion transaction" shall have the meaning given it in section 5(d)(2)(B) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1815(d)(2)(B).
  (e)  The terms "default" and "in danger of default" shall have the meanings given them in section 3(x) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1813(x).
  (f)  The term "deposit broker" shall have the meaning given it in section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1831f.
  (g)  The term "entrance fee deposit base" generally refers to those deposits which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in its discretion, estimates to have a high probability of remaining with the acquiring or resulting depository institution for a reasonable period of time following the acquisition, in excess of those deposits that would have remained in the insurance fund of the depository institution in default or in danger of default had such institution been resolved by means of an insured deposit transfer. The estimated dollar amount of the entrance fee deposit base shall be determined on a case-by-
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  (h)  The term "insured deposit transfer" shall mean a transaction wherein the insured deposits of an insured depository institution in default or in danger of default, are paid by means of a transferred deposit pursuant to a written agreement between the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Resolution Trust Corporation and an insured depository institution. The term "transferred deposit" shall have the meaning given it in section 3(n) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
12 U.S.C. 1813(n).
  (i)  The term "premium" shall mean the amount paid by an insured depository institution in consideration for the right to enter into an insured deposit transfer agreement. The premium shall not include the amount of any transferred deposits, nor shall the premium include any amount paid for the purchase of assets or the right to purchase assets of a depository institution in default or in danger of default.
  (j)  The term "retained deposit base" shall mean the total deposits transferred from a Savings Association Insurance Fund Member to a Bank Insurance Fund Member, or from a Bank Insurance Fund member to a Savings Association Insurance Fund member, less the following deposits:
    (1)  Any deposit acquired, directly or indirectly, by or through any deposit broker; and
    (2)  Any portion of any deposit account exceeding $80,000.

[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 312.1]

[Section 312.1 amended at 54 Fed. Reg. 52927, December 26, 1989; 55 Fed. Reg. 10412, March 21, 1990]


§ 312.2  Bank Insurance Fund reserve ratio.

  The Bank Insurance Fund reserve ratio to be used in computing the entrance fee under this part with respect to any particular conversion transaction shall be the most recent Bank Insurance Fund reserve ratio calculated quarterly by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation prior to the date on which deposit liabilities are transferred from a Savings Association Insurance Fund member to a Bank Insurance Fund member in connection with that conversion transaction.
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[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 312.2]

[Section 312.2 amended at 56 Fed. Reg. 29895, July 1, 1991]



§ 312.3  Savings Association Insurance Fund reserve ratio.

  The Savings Association Insurance Fund reserve ratio to be used in computing the entrance fee under this part with respect to any particular conversion transaction shall be the most recent Savings Association Insurance Fund reserve ratio calculated quarterly by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation prior to the date on which deposit liabilities are transferred from a Bank Insurance Fund member to a Savings Association Insurance Fund member in connection with that conversion transaction.

[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 312.3]

[Section 312.3 added at 54 Fed. Reg. 52928, December 26, 1989; amended at 56 Fed. Reg. 29895, July 1, 1991]

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§ 312.4  Entrance fees assessed in connection with conversion transactions from the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the Bank Insurance Fund.

  (a)  Each insured depository institution participating in a conversion transaction as a result of which insured deposits are transferred from a Savings Association Insurance Fund member to a Bank Insurance Fund member shall pay an entrance fee to the Bank Insurance Fund.
  (b)  The entrance fee shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of total deposits transferred from the Savings Association Insurance Fund member to the Bank Insurance Fund member by the Bank Insurance Fund reserve ratio.
  (c)  Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this section, the entrance fee to be assessed against an insured depository institution participating in a conversion transaction:
    (1)  Occurring in connection with the acquisition of a Savings Association Insurance Fund member in default or in danger of default, or
    (2)  Otherwise arranged by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its capacity as exclusive manager of the Resolution Trust Corporation.
shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of the entrance fee deposit base transferred from the Savings Association Insurance Fund member to the Bank Insurance Fund member by the Bank Insurance Fund reserve ratio.

[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 312.4]

[Section 312.4 amended at 55 Fed. Reg. 10413, March 21, 1990]



§ 312.5  Exit fees assessed in connection with conversion transactions from the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the Bank Insurance Fund.

  (a)  Each insured depository institution participating in a conversion transaction as a result of which insured deposits are transferred from a Savings Association Insurance Fund member to a Bank Insurance Fund member shall pay an exit fee.
  (b)  The exit fee shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of total deposits transferred from the Savings Association Insurance Fund member to the Bank Insurance Fund member by 0.90 percent (0.0090).
  (c)  Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this section, the exit fee to be assessed against an insured depository institution participating in a conversion transaction:
    (1)  Occurring in connection with the acquisition of a Savings Association Insurance Fund member in default or in danger of default, or
    (2)  Otherwise arranged by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its capacity as exclusive manager of the Resolution Trust Corporation, shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of the retained deposit base transferred from the Savings Association Insurance Fund member to the Bank Insurance Fund member by 0.90 percent (0.0090).
  (d)  The exit fee required to be paid by this section shall be paid to the Savings Association Insurance Fund or, if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that the Financing Corporation has exhausted all other sources of funding for interest payments on the obligations of the Financing Corporation and orders that such exit fee be paid to the Financing Corporation.
  (e)  Exit fees paid to the Savings Association Insurance Fund pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section shall be held in a reserve account until such time as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Secretary of the Treasury determine that it is not necessary to reserve such funds for the payment of interest on the obligations of the Financing Corporation.
  (f)  Before January 1, 1997, amendments to this section shall be determined jointly by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Secretary of the Treasury.

[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 312.5]

[Section 312.5 added at 55 Fed. Reg. 10413, March 21, 1990]

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§ 312.6  Entrance fees assessed in connection with conversion transactions from the Bank Insurance Fund to the Savings Association Insurance Fund.

  (a)  Each insured depository institution participating in a conversion transaction as a result of which insured deposits are transferred from a Bank Insurance Fund member to a Savings Association Insurance Fund member shall pay an entrance fee to the Savings Association Insurance Fund.
  (b)  The entrance fee shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of total deposits transferred from the Bank Insurance Fund member to the Savings Association Insurance Fund member by the Savings Association Insurance Fund reserve ratio, or by .01 percent (0.0001), whichever is greater.
  (c)  Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this section, the entrance fee to be assessed against an insured depository institution participating in a conversion transaction occurring in connection with the acquisition of a Bank Insurance Fund member in default or in danger of default shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of the entrance fee deposit base transferred from the Bank Insurance Fund member to the Savings Association Insurance Fund member by the Savings Association Insurance Fund reserve ratio, or by .01 percent (0.0001), whichever is greater.
  (d)   Interim entrance fee until initial calculation of Savings Association Insurance Fund reserve ratio. Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, until such time as the Savings Association Insurance Fund reserve ratio is initially calculated and made publicly available, the entrance fee for all conversions from the Bank Insurance Fund to the Savings Association Insurance Fund shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of total deposits transferred from the Bank Insurance Fund member to the Savings Association Insurance Fund member by .01 percent (0.0001), unless the conversion transaction is occurring in connection with the acquisition of a Bank Insurance Fund member in default or in danger of default, where it shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of the entrance fee deposit base transferred from the Bank Insurance Fund member to the Savings Association Insurance Fund member by 0.01 percent (0.0001).

[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 312.6]

[Section 312.6 added at 54 Fed. Reg. 52928, December 26, 1989; 55 Fed. Reg. 10413, March 21, 1990]



§ 312.7  Exit fees assessed in connection with conversion transactions from the Bank Insurance Fund to the Savings Association Insurance Fund.

  (a)  Each insured depository institution participating in a conversion transaction as a result of which insured deposits are transferred from a Bank Insurance Fund member to a Savings Association Insurance Fund member shall pay an exit fee to the Bank Insurance Fund.
  (b)  The exit fee shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of total deposits transferred from the Bank Insurance Fund member to the Savings Association Insurance Fund member by .01 percent (0.0001).
  (c)  Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this section, the exit fee to be assessed against an insured depository institution participating in a conversion transaction occurring in connection with the acquisition of a Bank Insurance Fund member in default or in danger of default shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of the retained deposit base transferred from the Bank Insurance Fund member to the Savings Association Insurance Fund member by 0.01 percent (0.0001).

[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 312.7]

[Section 312.7 added at 54 Fed. Reg. 52928, December 26, 1989; amended at 55 Fed. Reg. 10413, March 21, 1990]

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§ 312.8  Entrance and exit fees assessed in connection with insured deposit transfers from the Savings Association insurance Fund to the Bank Insurance Fund.

  (a)  Insured deposit transfers resulting in a transfer of insured deposits from a Savings Association Insurance Fund member to a Bank Insurance Fund member, shall be subject to an entrance fee and an exit fee.
  (b)  The entrance fee shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of the retained deposit base of the Savings Association Insurance Fund member in default or in danger of default by the Bank Insurance Fund ratio.
  (c)  The exit fee shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of the retained deposit base of the Savings Association Insurance Fund member in default or in danger of default by 0.90 percent (0.0090).
  (d)  Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the sum total of the entrance fee and the exit fee required by this section shall in no event exceed the amount of the premium.
  (e)  The entrance and exit fees required by this section shall be paid by the acquiring institution from the premium as follows. First, the premium shall be allocated in payment of the exit fee to one-third of the premium received. Second, the remaining premium shall be allocated to the entrance fee. Third, if any premium remains, it shall be applied to the remaining balance (if any) owing on the exit fee. Fourth, any amount remaining after application pursuant to steps one through three shall be allocated to the Resolution Trust Corporation.
  (f)  The entrance fee required by this section shall be paid to the Bank Insurance Fund. The exit fee required by this section shall be paid to the Savings Association Insurance Fund or, if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that the Financing Corporation has exhausted all other sources of funding for interest payments on the obligations of the Financing Corporation and orders that such exit fee be paid to the Financing Corporation.
  (g)  Exit fees paid to the Savings Association Insurance Fund pursuant to paragraph (f) of this section shall be held in a reserve account until such time as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Secretary of the Treasury determine that it is not necessary to reserve such funds for the payment of interest on the obligations of the Financing Corporation.
  (h)  Insured deposit transfers occurring before March 21, 1990 shall not be subject to the assessment of entrance or exit fees.
  (i)  Before January 1, 1997, amendments to this section concerning exit fees assessed in connection with insured deposit transfers from the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the Bank Insurance Fund shall be determined jointly by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Secretary of the Treasury.

[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 312.8]

[Section 312.8 added at 55 Fed. Reg. 10414, March 21, 1990]



§ 312.9  Entrance and exit fees assessed in connection with insured deposit transfers from the Bank Insurance Fund to the Savings Association Insurance Fund.

  (a)  Insured deposit transfers resulting in a transfer of insured deposits from a Bank Insurance Fund member to a Savings Association Insurance Fund member, shall be subject to an entrance fee and an exit fee.
  (b)  The entrance fee shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of the retained deposit base of the Bank Insurance Fund member in default or in danger of default by the Savings Association Insurance Fund ratio or by .01 percent (0.0001), whichever is greater.
  (c)  The exit fee shall be the product derived by multiplying the dollar amount of the retained deposit base of the Bank Insurance Fund member by 0.01 percent (0.0001).
  (d)  Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the sum total of the entrance fee and the exit fee required by this section shall in no event exceed the amount of the premium.
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  (e)  The entrance and exit fees required by this section shall be paid by the acquiring institution from the premium as follows. First, the premium shall be allocated in payment of the exit fee to one-third of the premium received. Second, the remaining premium will be allocated to the entrance fee. Third, if any premium remains, it shall be applied to the remaining balance (if any) owing on the exit fee. Fourth, any amount remaining after application pursuant to steps one through three shall be allocated to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  (f)  The entrance fee required by this section shall be paid to the Savings Association Insurance Fund. The exit fee required by this section shall be paid to the Bank Insurance Fund.
  (g)  Insured deposit transfers occurring before March 21, 1990 shall not be subject to the assessment of entrance or exit fees.

[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 312.9]

[Section 312.9 added at 55 Fed. Reg. 10414, March 21, 1990]



§ 312.10  Payment of entrance and exit fees.

  (a)  A resulting or acquiring depository institution shall be liable for the payment of the entrance and exit fees required by this part.
  (b)  Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, an acquiring depository institution participating in an insured deposit transfer pursuant to § 312.8 or § 312.9 of this part shall pay the entrance and exit fees from the premium, and in any event, shall not be liable for the payment of that portion of the entrance and exit fees that exceeds the premium paid by such acquiring depository institution.
  (c)  The "conversion transaction payment date" shall be either March 31st or September 30th, whichever occurs first following the expiration of 30 days from the date the deposits are transferred.
  (d)  A resulting or acquiring depository institution shall pay the entrance and exit fees required by this part on the conversion transaction payment date.
  (e)  Notwithstanding paragraph (d) of this section, where the sum of the entrance and exit fees required to be paid by an insured depository institution pursuant to §§ 312.4, 312.5, 312.6, or 312.7 of this part exceeds $5,000, a resulting or acquiring depository institution may, at its option, and upon notification to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, pay the entrance and exit fees in equal annual installments, interest-free, over a period of not more than five years. The first such installment shall be paid on the date described in paragraph (c) of this section.
  (f)  Entrance and exit fees required to be paid by an insured depository institution as the result of an insured deposit transfer pursuant to §§ 312.8 or 312.9 of this part shall be paid on the conversion transaction payment date described in paragraph (c) of this section.

[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 312.10]

[Section 312.10 added at 55 Fed. Reg. 10414, March 21, 1990]


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  1The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation prepares statements of financial condition as of December 31st of each year. These financial statements are audited by the United States General Accounting Office. The Bank Insurance Fund reserve ratio is derived, in part, from these audited financial statements. The most recent reserve ratio may be obtained by contacting the Office of Corporate Communications, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C. 20429.
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