118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4208 — Failed Bank Executives Accountability and Consequences Act

“To provide Federal financial regulators with clawback authority over executive compensation and additional industry prohibition and civil money penalty authority with respect to executives whose negligence caused financial loss to the applicable financial institution, and for other purposes.”

Finance and financial sector

Introduced Jun 20, 2023

Last action Jun 20, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 20, 2023

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Referred

Jun 20, 2023

Financial Services

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill allows the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to recover compensation from an executive officer or director of a failed financial company that is in receivership. Specifically, any current or former executive officer whose negligence caused financial loss to the company may have their compensation for the preceding two years clawed back by the FDIC. No time limit applies if the financial loss involves fraud. In addition, federal banking agencies are allowed to prohibit a party from participation in the affairs of any bank if that party negligently caused financial loss to a failed bank. The bill also establishes civil penalties for executive officers or directors who ca...

Provisions · 6 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Jun 20, 2023

Introduced in House

Jun 20, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.