All Banking articles – Page 29
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ArticleEx-Rabobank CEO fined $20K for withholding AML report
John Ryan, the former CEO of Rabobank, N.A., was fined $20,000 by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for his alleged role in obstructing a Bank Secrecy Act program examination that would lead to significant fines for the bank.
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ArticleEagleBank fined $23M over improper lending, disclosure practices
EagleBank agreed to pay nearly $23 million in penalties for improperly loaning approximately $90 million to family trusts controlled by its former CEO over three years, then misleading investors about the loans.
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Texas Capital Bancshares appoints chief compliance officer
Texas Capital Bancshares, the parent company of Texas Capital Bank, announced the appointment of Vivek Misra as executive vice president, chief compliance officer.
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ArticleEx-JPMorgan traders found guilty in spoofing case
Gregg Smith and Michael Nowak, former precious metals traders at JPMorgan Chase, were found guilty of fraud, attempted price manipulation, and spoofing as part of a near decade-long market manipulation scheme involving thousands of illegal trades.
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ArticleSenators demand answers from U.S. Bank on fake accounts scandal
Democratic senators are calling on U.S. Bank to answer questions before a Senate committee regarding an alleged fake accounts scandal the bank recently paid $37.5 million to settle.
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ArticleRoundup: Goldman Sachs, Citi, Robinhood disclose regulatory investigations
Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup, and Robinhood Markets each issued quarterly filings disclosing regulatory investigations they are respectively facing into varied business practices.
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ArticleWells Fargo confirms DOJ probe into diversity hiring practices
Wells Fargo disclosed in a regulatory filing the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the bank’s “hiring practices related to diversity.”
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MUFG appoints chief risk officer for American subsidiaries
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the largest bank in Japan, announced the appointment of Denis McHugh as chief risk officer for MUFG Securities Americas and market risk management officer for MUFG Americas Holdings, effective Aug. 30.
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Synovus Financial appoints chief risk officer
Synovus Financial announced the appointment of Shellie Creson as chief risk officer.
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Judge: Ex-JPMorgan compliance exec’s retaliation claims credible for trial
A jury could conclude allegations made by a former JPMorgan Chase compliance executive who said she was fired for blowing the whistle have merit, a federal judge ruled.
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ArticleU.S. Bank fined $37.5M over fake accounts scheme
U.S. Bank agreed to pay a $37.5 million fine and to return fees charged to customers related to the bank’s alleged opening of accounts and access of credit reports without their permission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced.
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ArticleJPMorgan, UBS among 3 fined by SEC over ID theft programs
The Securities and Exchange Commission separately settled charges with three financial institutions that each allegedly failed to provide reasonable policies and procedures to identify relevant red flags of customer identity theft.
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Truist Financial names head of DEI
Truist Financial announced the appointment of Dominica Groom Williams as head of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Westpac NZ names chief risk officer
Westpac New Zealand announced the appointment of Dirk McLiesh to the role of chief risk officer, effective Aug. 15.
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ArticleCourt: RBS whistleblower should not receive award
A federal appeals court has denied the whistleblower claims of a former Royal Bank of Scotland employee seeking compensation for a tip he said generated more than $10 billion worth of settlements.
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ArticleMidFirst Bank avoids penalty in OFAC resolution
MidFirst Bank will not pay a civil penalty after self-reporting to the Office of Foreign Assets Control apparent violations of weapons of mass destruction proliferator sanctions at the bank.
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Deutsche Bank names chief sustainability officer
Deutsche Bank announced the appointment of Jörg Eigendorf as chief sustainability officer, effective Sept. 1.
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ArticleBank of America reserves $200M for enforcement over banker personal device use
Bank of America has set aside $200 million in anticipation of an enforcement action related to unauthorized use of personal devices—an area in which U.S. regulators are cracking down.
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ArticleBank of America fined $225M for freezing unemployment benefits during pandemic
A pair of regulators slapped a total of $225 million in fines on Bank of America for failures related to unemployment benefit disbursements the bank made during the pandemic.
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ArticleMichael Barr confirmed as Fed’s top banking regulator
Michael Barr, a professor and former top official at the Treasury Department, was confirmed by the Senate as vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve.