Enforcement actions

CFPB once again enters new year with direction TBD

12/25/18

The biggest question is whether new CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger will deviate from the pro-industry policies of her predecessor, or bring continuity.

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U.S. Bank, Citi freed from Obama-era enforcement orders

12/21/18

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced Friday that it has lifted restrictions relating to U.S. Bank's flawed efforts to prevent money laundering and Citi's deceptive marketing and billing practices.

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How should Kraninger run CFPB? Warren has some ideas

12/20/18

The Massachusetts senator and critic of Trump administration policies sent the new CFPB director an expansive list of to-do items for her first month on the job.

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Fed won't lift Wells' growth cap until deficiencies are fixed: Powell

12/10/18

The Federal Reserve Board chairman told Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a letter that the central bank is actively reviewing the bank's progress in following a February consent order.

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Fed rejects Wells fix-it plan; more trouble for Deutsche Bank

12/07/18

The move means the cap on asset growth may stay in place longer; the German bank reportedly processed 80% of the money laundered through Danske Bank.

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Wells Fargo's latest troubles suggest tougher stance by OCC

12/06/18

An eight-month-old consent order appears to be forcing the San Francisco bank to grapple more deeply than it did previously with the many failures that led to its account-opening scandal.

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CFPB fines mortgage lender over claims it deceived veterans

12/06/18

The CFPB ordered Village Capital & Investment in Henderson, Nev., to issue refunds and pay a penalty for allegedly misrepresenting the cost savings in a refi product.

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Warren lays into Navient CEO over Education Dept. audit

11/20/18

The Massachusetts senator said the government’s findings bolster allegations that the servicer steered borrowers into expensive student loan forbearance plans.

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Time to clean house at Wells Fargo

11/20/18

The megabank’s continued compliance problems suggest that all of its board members, along with 100 of its most senior managers, should be replaced to make way for real change.

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Societe Generale fined $1.34B for violating U.S. sanctions

11/19/18

The French bank was hit with a billion-dollar fine after it was found to have unsafe practices that violated sanctions against Cuba and other sanctioned countries.

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