A.  The commissioner may assess and the savings bank in question shall pay to the commissioner a civil money penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each day during which the violation continues, beginning upon the day the violation first occurred, whenever the commissioner finds that a savings bank operating under this Chapter, or an institution-affiliated party has:

(1)  Violated any law or regulation;

(2)  Violated any final order of the commissioner or of any federal banking regulator;

(3)  Violated any condition imposed in writing by the commissioner in connection with the approval of an application or other request by such savings bank; or

(4)  Violated any written agreement between the commissioner and the savings bank.

B.  The commissioner shall assess and the savings bank or institution-affiliated party shall pay to the commissioner a civil money penalty of no more than five thousand dollars for each day during which the violation, practice, or breach continued, beginning with the first day of occurrence, whenever the commissioner finds that a violation listed in Subsection A of this Section was part of a pattern of misconduct that caused loss or is likely to cause loss to the savings bank or resulted in gain or benefit to the savings bank or institution-affiliated party, and that the violation also was accompanied by behavior which:

(1)  Recklessly engaged in any unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of the savings bank; or

(2)  Involved the breach of any fiduciary duty.

C.  Whenever the violation, practice, or breaches of duty described in Subsections A and B of this Section are committed knowingly and whenever such commission knowingly and recklessly causes substantial loss to a savings bank operating under this Chapter or results in substantial pecuniary gain or benefit to the party who committed the practice, breach, or violation, then the commissioner may assess, and the savings bank or institution-affiliated party shall pay to the commissioner, a civil money penalty of:

(1)  Ten thousand dollars per day if the payor is an institution-affiliated party; or

(2)  The lesser of ten thousand dollars per day or one percent of the savings bank’s total assets when the payor is a savings bank.

D.  The commissioner shall assess the civil money penalties described in this Section in accordance with La. Rev. Stat. 6:121.1.

E.  The commissioner may compromise, modify, or remit any penalty which he may assess or has already assessed.  In determining the amounts of penalties to assess, the commissioner shall consider:

(1)  The financial resources and good faith of the savings bank or institution-affiliated party.

(2)  The gravity of the violation, practice, or breach.

(3)  Any history of previous violations.

(4)  Other matters as justice and fundamental fairness may require.

Acts 1990, No. 816, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.