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On September 11, 2024, the CFPB issued an administrative consent order against the Bank, alleging multiple violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), and the Furnisher...more
On December 7, 2023, the CFPB issued an order against a regional bank in Richmond, Virginia. The consent order alleges that the bank charged consumers overdraft fees without getting the proper consent and misled its customers...more
On July 11, 2023, the CFPB announced two consent orders against a large national bank, settling allegations that the bank illegally charged consumers multiple non-sufficient fund fees for the same transaction, withheld cash...more
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
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
On March 17, the OCC and FinCEN issued civil monetary penalties against a federal savings bank for “willfully” failing to meet minimum compliance program requirements and shoddy suspicious transaction reporting. The consent...more
On December 16, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued civil monetary penalties against a Texas community bank for violations of the Bank...more
Recent and significant regulatory and legislative events in the digital asset space demonstrate the evolving and expanding approach by U.S. and international regulators to the burgeoning digital asset markets. These...more
This survey summarizes several recent developments affecting bank deposits and payment systems. These include payments-related consent orders and enforcement actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and...more
This survey summarizes several recent developments affecting bank deposits and payment systems. The U.S. department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued new guidance concerning the customer...more
On August 10, 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (“Board of Governors”) announced that a national bank had consented to the assessment of a civil money penalty totaling $8.6 million pursuant to the Federal...more
Last week, the DFS announced an enforcement action and charges against the NY Branch of Habib Bank, a Pakistani bank that had been doing business in NY for almost 40 years....more
The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with Navy Federal Credit Union to settle allegations that the credit union engaged in unfair and deceptive collection practices in violation of the Consumer...more
In case you missed it, here is what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was up to over the last month: Enforcement Actions and Litigation - Enforcement Action Against First National Bank of Omaha - ...more
On August 25, 2016, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it had agreed to consent orders with a national bank based on its alleged unfair billing practices. The civil money penalty order will...more
The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with First National Bank of Omaha to settle charges that the bank engaged in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with the marketing and sale of...more
On May 25, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) entered a consent order with a national bank stemming from allegations that the bank violated a 2011 consent order concerning its mortgage servicing related...more
On September 24, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a joint action against Hudson City Savings Bank, F.S.B. (Hudson). The complaint alleges that Hudson...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently announced a consent order with Flagstar Bank, F.S.B., alleging unfair acts and practices under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and violations of the CFPB's...more