Royal Bank of Scotland Group has agreed to pay $500 million to the state of New York after a $5.5B agreement last year with the FHA, and another probe is pending.
The Minneapolis bank has been operating since October 2015 under a consent agreement that stemmed from deficiencies in its efforts to combat money laundering.
California State Treasurer John Chiang, who’s on the boards of the state’s biggest pension funds, was among those who said the changes weren't enough. Chiang also called for CEO Tim Sloan to step down.
The Securities and Exchange Commission may be focusing on the sale of options known as simple agreements for future tokens in connection with initial coin offerings.
Two House Democrats are asking the Pentagon for information about its contacts with Stephen Calk, CEO of a small Chicago bank that made $16 million in mortgages to President Trump's campaign manager.
Stephen Calk is in the national media glare because his small Chicago-based bank made two enormous loans to Paul Manafort, President Trump's onetime campaign manager and a key figure in the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Here’s a look at his career and how he ended up in this spot.
The Chicago bank is denying a report that its CEO, Steve Calk, made $16 million in mortgage loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in exchange for a job in the White House.
The Puerto Rico-based bank failed in 2015. The FDIC, its receiver, is seeking unspecified economic and punitive damages from 16 lenders, including Bank of America, Barclays and Credit Suisse.
The wave of sexual harassment claims have forced a very public reckoning in certain industries, but financial services firms had largely escaped the spotlight. The departure of a Bank of America executive could signal that the industry has problems lurking behind the scenes.
Wells may have settled with former employee Claudia Ponce de Leon because it wanted to avoid the "massive exposure" of a jury trial, an expert says. It is unclear how the agreement will affect Wells’ other cases.
