Enforcement actions

Wells Fargo boosts CEO Sloan’s pay to $18.4 million for 2018

03/13/19

It was a 5.7% raise from the previous year. His total compensation was the smallest among the CEOs of the six biggest U.S. financial institutions, but his salary was the largest.

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Patriot National won't let reg order stifle its small-business plans

03/13/19

The Connecticut bank, which has been unable to complete a pending deal for an SBA platform, has managed to build the business anyway.

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Sloan says Wells Fargo has cleaned up its act. Congress begs to differ

03/12/19

More than two years after Wells Fargo's consumer scandals first came to light, the congressional backlash facing the bank is bipartisan and just as fierce.

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Three big questions as Wells Fargo’s CEO heads to Capitol Hill

03/11/19

How well Tim Sloan fares before the House Financial Services Committee will hinge largely on his ability to stay on message in the face of what is expected to be sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers.

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Fed’s stance on trade secrets could mean more banker bans

02/27/19

Bankers should pay attention to a recent case in Wyoming in which regulators have sought to bar two executives for misusing confidential bank information for the benefit of a rival institution.

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Waters urges CFPB employees to blow whistle on agency leaders

02/25/19

The House Financial Services Committee chair said in an open letter that she wants to empower bureau staff amid reports of low morale.

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USAA's penalty; GSE reform gets harder; Citizens' buy: Top stories of the week

02/22/19

OCC orders USAA to improve risk management; White House's mixed signals complicate housing finance reform debate; Rhode Island bank snaps up dealmaking boutique; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Why Kraninger's CFPB is mandating fewer consumer refunds

02/20/19

The agency has required restitution in just one of six settlements under its new director, raising questions about whether the pattern will continue.

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USAA ordered to improve risk management, information security

02/15/19

The enforcement action from the OCC comes on the heels of a CFPB consent order that said USAA reopened customers' accounts without consent and neglected stop-payment requests.

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State AGs assail CFPB plan to build fintech sandbox

02/12/19

The bureau wants to further remove the threat of legal liability for firms that test products benefiting consumers, but the attorneys general say the agency cannot provide immunity from state law.

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