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OCC Enters Consent Orders Against New York-based Bank

On May 14, the OCC entered into a formal agreement with a New York-based bank after determining that the institution is in “troubled condition.” In its findings, the OCC cited alleged unsafe or unsound practices tied to the...more

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Trustmark Redlining Consent Order Terminated

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A federal district court recently granted the unopposed motion of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to terminate their October 2021 consent order with Trustmark National Bank...more

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FDIC Orders Bank to Pay $1.225 Billion for Alleged Interchange Fee Misclassification 

On April 18, the FDIC announced a consent order against a Delaware-based bank alleging that the bank engaged in unsafe and unsound banking practices and violated various federal consumer protection laws, including Section 5...more

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FDIC releases February enforcement actions, terminates 100 waivers

On March 28, the FDIC released a list of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals last month. During February, the FDIC issued seven safety and soundness orders, including one order terminating a...more

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DOJ and bank settle allegations of discrimination in student loan refinancing

On January 19, DOJ and a community bank entered into a consent order to resolve allegations of discriminatory lending practices under the ECOA. DOJ asserted the bank’s student loan refinance program engaged in practices that...more

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CFPB issues consent order against student loan debt collector

On December 9, the CFPB issued a consent order against a debt collector following allegations of unfair and abusive practices regarding its collection of student loan debt allegedly violating the CFPA and the FDCPA. The CFPB...more

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Supervisory Experience and Enforcement Actions Continue to Drive Supervisory Priorities and Policy Development

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This article identifies themes we have observed in recent public formal enforcement actions issued to institutions by the US federal bank regulatory agencies (Agencies) — the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System...more

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Oklahoma Bank Faces FDIC Consent Order

An Oklahoma-based bank has been hit with a consent order from the FDIC after posting significant losses in its first year of operation. On June 28, the FDIC announced that it took an enforcement action against the bank...more

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Nutter Bank Report: January 2024

OCC Requests Public Comments on Proposed Bank Merger Policy Statement and Rules The OCC has proposed a new policy to increase the transparency of the standards that the agency applies to review business combinations involving...more

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CFPB Brings String of Enforcement Actions to Round Out 2023

In December, the CFPB brought a series of three separate enforcement actions against several financial services companies alleging a range of violations of federal consumer protections laws....more

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FDIC Enters into Consent Order with Fintech Focused Bank

Reflecting expected heightened regulatory scrutiny of fintech-bank partnerships, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a consent order for a bank that is deep in the bank-fintech sponsorship space over...more

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Imposes Record Fine for Consumer Banking Violations; Civil Suits May Follow

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently imposed its largest fine ever for consumer banking law violations. The agency’s action is a good reminder for other banks to review their own practices and may spawn...more

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CFPB Targets Garnishment Practices: Banks Need a Robust Compliance Plan

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When a consumer fails to pay a debt, the creditor may engage in proceedings to collect, which may result in a court issuing a garnishment notice directing a bank to freeze and turn over funds in the consumer's deposit account...more

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CFPB Fines Bank for Accessing Customer Credit Reports and Opening Accounts, Credit Cards, and Lines of Credit Without Customers’...

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​​​​​​​On July 28, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Consent Order against a large bank (the Bank), claiming that the Bank created sales pressure on its employees that encouraged employees to...more

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Takeaways for Banks from the CFPB’s Recent Consent Order on Garnishment Orders

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In a recent consent order with a national bank, the CFPB found that the bank committed UDAAP violations in its process for handling garnishment orders and by including certain waiver language in its deposit account...more

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CFPB Fines Large National Bank $100 Million For Failing to Properly Disburse State Unemployment Benefits During the Height of...

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HIGHLIGHTS: The CFPB settled allegations that a large national bank unlawfully froze consumers' benefit accounts as a result of an inaccurate fraud detection program that made it difficult for people to unfreeze their...more

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DFPI Issues Consent Order to Auto Title Lender

On December 14, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it entered into a consent order with an LA-based auto title lender to resolve allegations that the company violated...more

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Are Financial Institutions’ Consultants and Vendors Compromising Their Privileges?

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A recent decision from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas should trigger alarm bells for financial institutions’ in-house counsel. The court held that the bank involved had waived any privilege...more

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DFS Settles with Indirect Auto Lenders to Resolve Fair Lending Violations

On June 29, NYDFS announced that two New York-charted banks engaging in indirect auto lending will pay civil money penalties for violating New York’s fair lending law for engaging in practices that resulted in members of...more

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SBA Implemented Changes to PPP as a Part of American Rescue Plan Act

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In this Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio for depository institutions will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021; the Small Business...more

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NYDFS Consent Order Signals Regulator’s Growing Focus On Financial Institutions’ Incident Response And Security Practices

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In early March, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced a consent order that required Maine-based mortgage servicer Residential Mortgage Services, Inc. (“Residential”) to pay a $1.5 million...more

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New York Department of Financial Services Imposes Penalty and Consent Order for Cybersecurity Violations

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The New York Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") fined a mortgage bank $1.5 million for violations of New York's Cybersecurity Regulation, including failure to report a past cyber incident. On March 3, 2021, the...more

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SEC Finalizes Reforms Under Investment Advisers Act

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In this Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized reforms under the Investment Advisers Act to modernize rules that govern investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, and published a risk...more

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ISS Publishes 2021 Proxy Voting Guidelines

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In the News. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021, which include new and updated voting recommendations on federal forum and exclusive forum provisions in companies’...more

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SEC Adopts Broad Exempt Offering Reforms

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In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted broad exempt offering reforms; the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule, with significant revisions from the original proposal, on ESG investments; the...more

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