- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Jeff Dale2023-08-16T19:36:00
Pennsylvania-based Malvern Bancorp and its former chief financial officer agreed to settle allegations levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding antifraud, reporting, books and records, and internal accounting control violations.
The bank and Joseph Gangemi, its former CFO, agreed to cease and desist from further violations and pay penalties of $350,000 and $40,000, respectively. The SEC said in an administrative proceeding Tuesday it found Gangemi caused Malvern’s violations.
Between December 2017 and February 2021, Malvern repeatedly failed to timely recognize and account for impairment issues regarding large commercial real estate loans causing material misstatements over several quarters, the SEC alleged in its order.
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