Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-110
§4584 Enforcement and Jurisdiction
Title 12 › CHAPTER 46 — GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES › SUBCHAPTER I — SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF ENTERPRISES › Part B — Additional Authorities of the Director › subpart 3 — enforcement › § 4584
Summary
The Director can file a civil lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to enforce any notice or order that is in effect under sections 4581 or 4585, and that court can require compliance. Except as this part specifically allows, no other court can block, review, change, pause, end, or cancel those notices or orders.
Full Legal Text
Title 12, §4584
Banks and Banking, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Enforcement
The Director may bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for the enforcement of any effective notice or order issued under section 4581 or 4585 of this title. Such court shall have jurisdiction and power to order and require compliance herewith.
(b)Limitation on jurisdiction
Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, no court shall have jurisdiction to affect, by injunction or otherwise, the issuance or enforcement of any notice or order under section 4581 or 4585 of this title, or to review, modify, suspend, terminate, or set aside any such notice or order.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–289, which directed substitution of “The Director may bring a civil action” for “The Secretary may request the Attorney General of the United States to bring a civil action”, was executed by making the substitution for “The Secretary may request the Attorney General of the United States to bring an action” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
12 U.S.C. § 4584
Title 12, Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110