PROPOSED RULES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(Division of Banks)
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 08-09-132.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Hourly examination fees and annual assessment charges for Washington state chartered commercial banks, mutual savings banks, and stock savings banks.
Hearing Location(s): Seattle Office of Division of Banks, Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Active Voice Building, Conference Room, Suite 1030, 2033 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121, on August 6, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: September 3, 2008.
Submit Written Comments to: Gloria McVey, P.O. Box 41200, Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail gmcvey@dfi.wa.gov, fax (360) 704-6947, by 5:00 p.m., August 13, 2008.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Gloria McVey by July 31, 2008, TTY (360) 664-8126.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: To implement chapter 285, Laws of 2008, by amending the permissible examination fees and annual assessment charges for Washington state chartered commercial banks, mutual savings banks, and stock savings banks.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Chapter 285, Laws of 2008.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 285, Laws of 2008, RCW 30.04.040, [30.04.]070, 43.320.040.
Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 285, Laws of 2008.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Department of financial institutions, division of banks, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Joe Vincent, 150 Israel Road S.W., (360) 902-8704; Implementation and Enforcement: Brad Williamson, 150 Israel Road S.W., (360) 902-8704.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed rule will not impose more than minor costs on the industry.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. The department of financial institutions is not a select agency and is not proposing significant legislative rules.
July 2, 2008
Brad Williamson
Director of Banks
OTS-1740.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-06-024, filed 2/27/01,
effective 3/30/01)
WAC 208-544-025
Fees paid by interstate banks.
(1)
Semiannual asset charge. ((The)) On December 31, 2008, and
thereafter, a semiannual asset charge ((established in WAC 208-544-020)) shall be assessed against any
((state-chartered)) state bank, as defined in 12 U.S.C. sec.
1813(a), that ((operates branches)) is chartered in Washington
state and operates branches in Washington and any other state,
which shall not exceed the semiannual asset charge established
in WAC 208-544-020.
(2) The assets subject to assessment ((under)) for banks
chartered by any other state, pursuant to WAC 208-544-020(1)
and authorized by a signed cooperative agreement between the
state bank supervisors of the home and host states, shall be
determined as follows: Divide the number of branches in
Washington by the total number of branches in all states
including Washington and multiply the result by the asset
value reflected in the most recent report of condition.
(((2))) (3) Other fees. All other fees that normally
apply to Washington-chartered banks under WAC 208-544-030 and
208-512-045 shall also be paid by banks chartered in other
states.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 30.04.030 and 43.320.040. 01-06-024, § 208-544-025, filed 2/27/01, effective 3/30/01; 00-17-141, recodified as § 208-544-025, filed 8/22/00, effective 9/22/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.320.010, 43.329.040 and 30.04.030. 96-04-022, § 50-44-025, filed 1/30/96, effective 3/1/96.]
(1) Effective ((July 1, 2001)) October 6, 2008, the rate
of charges and fees under WAC 208-512-045, 208-544-020 and
208-544-030 shall be as follows:
(a) WAC 208-512-045 (1)(c) and (d) - The fee shall be $100.00 for the issuance and filing of certificates.
(b) WAC 208-512-045 (1)(e) - The fee shall be 50 cents per page.
(c) WAC 208-512-045(2) - The fee shall be $((102.43))
111.64 per employee hour expended.
(d) WAC 208-544-020(1) - The rates shall be the following:
| If total assets are: | The assessment is: | |||||
| Over | But not Over |
This Amount | Plus | Of Excess Over |
||
| Million | Million | Million | ||||
| 0 | 500 | 0 | (( |
0 | ||
| 500 | 1,000 | (( |
(( |
500 | ||
| 1,000 | 10,000 | (( |
(( |
1,000 | ||
| 10,000 | —— | (( |
.000 | 10,000 | ||
(f) WAC 208-544-030(1) - The fee shall be $((73.95))
80.60 per hour.
(g) WAC 208-544-030(2) - The fee shall be $((102.43))
111.64 per hour.
(2)(((a) On July 1, 2002, the rate of charges and fees
under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this
section, as increased in the prior fiscal year, will increase
by a percentage rate equal to the fiscal growth factor for the
then current fiscal year. As used in this section, "fiscal
growth factor" has the same meaning as the term is defined in
RCW 43.135.025.
(b) The director may round off a rate increase under this subsection. However, no rate increase may exceed the applicable fiscal growth factor.
(c) By June 1 of each year the director will make available a chart of the new rates that will take effect on the immediately following July 1.
(3))) The director may waive any or all of the charges and/or fees imposed under this section, in whole or in part, when he or she determines that both of the following factors are present:
(a) The banking program fund exceeds the projected acceptable minimum fund balance level approved by the office of financial management (OFM); and
(b) That such course of action would be fiscally prudent.
(((4))) (3)(a) If the charges and fees assessed under WAC 208-544-020(1) relating to a semiannual asset charge and WAC 208-544-030(1) relating to the hourly examination fee exceed
ninety-five percent of the charges and fees applicable for a
two-year period of the comparable federal chartering regulator
(CFCR) or its successor then the charges and fees paid in
excess of such amount shall be rebated to the institution
pursuant to (d) of this subsection unless abated by the
director as provided in (e) of this subsection.
(b) For purposes of determining rebate entitlement, the total of semiannual asset charges and examination fees will be determined by adding the monthly average semiannual asset charge and the monthly average examination fee for any twenty-four month period beginning on or after July 1, 2000. The monthly average semiannual asset charge is determined by dividing the semiannual asset charges by six and applying the monthly average to the previous six months. The monthly average examination fee is determined by dividing the examination fee for each examination during the averaging period by the number of months between each such examination and the previous examination as determined by the date of the examinations and applying the monthly average to those months. The CFCR charge is determined in the same manner. Under no circumstances will an institution be permitted to calculate a rebate based on a period of time that was included, in whole or in part, in the calculation of another rebate under this section.
(c) The rebate is determined by the difference between the sum of the applicable monthly average state charges and fees for the twenty-four month period minus ninety-five percent of the sum of the applicable monthly average CFCR charges and fees for the same period, as each are determined in (b) of this subsection.
(d) Entitlement of the rebate will occur only upon petition and satisfactory proof to the director.
(e) Rebate abatement. At the discretion of the director, all or part of the rebate determined under (d) of this subsection may be denied if the director determines that:
(i) The institution required a substantially greater than average amount of supervisory time for reasons other than as a result of economic, legal, regulatory, or other conditions beyond the control of competent management;
(ii) The institution required a substantially greater than average amount of examination time for an institution of its size for reasons other than as a result of economic, legal, regulatory, or other conditions beyond the control of competent management;
(iii) Examinations or investigations were performed by third parties under personal services contracts;
(iv) The banking program fund does not exceed the projected acceptable minimum fund balance level approved by OFM or is insufficient to satisfy the rebates under this subsection and still maintain the operations of the department at a fiscally prudent level;
(v) The institution maintained a composite uniform financial institution rating (CAMELS) of 3, 4 or 5 during any time during the rebate period; or
(vi) Such other factors as the director may deem equitable or relevant.
(f) Institutions may become eligible to receive a rebate after June 30, 2002, for amounts paid on or after July 1, 2000.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 30.04.030, 33.04.025, 43.320.040. 01-12-003 and 01-20-086, § 208-544-039, filed 5/23/01 and 10/2/01, effective 7/1/01 and 11/2/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 30.04.030 and 43.320.040. 01-06-024, § 208-544-039, filed 2/27/01, effective 3/30/01; 00-17-141, recodified as § 208-544-039, filed 8/22/00, effective 9/22/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 30.04.030, 30.04.070, 30.08.095, 33.04.025 and 43.320.040. 99-10-024, § 50-44-039, filed 4/28/99, effective 6/25/99.]