; denial of award (1) Determination of amount of award (A) Discretion The determination of the percentage amount of an award made under subsection (b) shall be in the discretion of the Bureau. (B) Criteria In determining the percentage amount of an award made under subsection (b), the Bureau shall take into consideration— (i) the significance of the information provided by the whistleblower to the successful enforcement of the administrative proceeding or court action; (ii) the degree of assistance provided by the whistleblower and any legal representative of the whistleblower in an administrative proceeding or court action; (iii) the programmatic interest of the Bureau in deterring violations of Federal consumer financial law (including applicable rules) by making awards to whistleblowers who provide information that leads to the successful enforcement of such laws; and (iv) such additional relevant factors as the Bureau may establish by rule. (2) Denial of award No award under subsection (b) may be made— (A) to any whistleblower who is, or was at the time the whistleblower acquired the original information submitted to the Bureau, a member, officer, or employee of an entity described in subclauses (I) through (V) of subsection (h)(1)(C)(i); (B) to any whistleblower who is convicted of a criminal violation related to the administrative proceeding or court action for which the whistleblower otherwise could receive an award under this section; (C) to any whistleblower who is found to be liable for the conduct in the administrative proceeding or court action, or a related action, for which the whistleblower otherwise could receive an award under this section; (D) to any whistleblower who planned and initiated the conduct at issue in the administrative proceeding or court action for which the whistleblower otherwise could receive an award under this section