Fed raps FTX-linked bank for unapproved switch to digital banking
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Kyle Brasseur2023-08-18T14:50:00
The Federal Reserve Board placed restrictions on Washington-based Farmington State Bank after taking issue with how the liquidating financial institution changed its business plan without seeking proper approvals.
The Fed published a cease-and-desist order with the bank Thursday. It said in a press release the order “ensures the bank’s operations will wind down in a manner that protects the bank’s depositors and the Deposit Insurance Fund.” Farmington State Bank previously announced its plans to voluntarily sell its loans and deposits to the Bank of Eastern Oregon by Aug. 31.
Farmington State Bank gained attention late last year over its ties to FTX, the digital asset exchange run by Sam Bankman-Fried that filed for bankruptcy in November. Bankman-Fried was subsequently arrested and charged with fraud; his trial is set to begin in October.
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