Settlement, Banks, Consumer Financial Products

Federal Judge rejects request to release ESSA Bank from redlining settlement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/29/2025

A federal judge has rejected the Trump Administration’s request to release from court supervision a bank that had been accused of discriminatory lending....more

DOJ Seeks Early Termination of Lakeland Bank Redlining Consent Order

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/16/2025

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a motion with a federal district court to terminate early the September 2022 consent order with Lakeland Bank (Lakeland) that settled allegations of redlining under the Fair...more

Trustmark Redlining Consent Order Terminated

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/30/2025

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

DOJ Settles Redlining Claim Against ESSA Bank

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/16/2023

The Justice Department (DOJ) recently announced a settlement with ESSA Bank & Trust (ESSA), which has agreed to pay over $3 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of redlining in violation of...more

DOJ announces $9 million redlining settlement with Ohio bank

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/3/2023

On February 28, the DOJ announced a settlement with an Ohio-based bank to resolve allegations that the bank engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by engaging in “redlining” in the Columbus metropolitan...more

State Attorneys General Settle with National Bank for $575 Million over Auto and Mortgage Lending Practices

Goodwin on 1/2/2019

On December 28, 2018, the Attorneys General (AGs) of all 50 states and the District of Columbia announced a settlement totaling $575 million with a national bank as the result of a coordinated investigation by the States. The...more