Enforcement actions

Freed-up Flagstar ponders more M&A, other growth moves

08/21/18

The Troy, Mich., company is operating unfettered by regulatory orders for the first time in a decade, and its CEO says Flagstar now has the flexibility to pull the trigger faster on deals and accelerate its diversification beyond mortgages.

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Santander Holdings released from three-year-old enforcement action

08/16/18

The Federal Reserve had ordered improvements in compliance, board oversight, risk management, capital planning and liquidity risk management that spanned multiple subsidiaries.

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CFPB imposes judgment against K.C. payday lending group

08/10/18

The agency's settlement with Robert Moseley, Sr., and Robert Moseley, Jr., was enforced by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

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Citi fined $8.6M for deficiencies in subsidiary's mortgage docs

08/10/18

The Fed's order targets affidavits prepared by employees of CitiFinancial in connection with the company's exiting the mortgage servicing business.

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HSBC customer was on U.S. list of suspected weapons traffickers

08/06/18

The unnamed customer, who was on a list of suspects involved with weapons of mass destruction, used an HSBC credit card to make 12 payments in the second quarter, the company told shareholders Monday.

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Senate panel to vote on Kraninger's CFPB nomination

07/31/18

Kraninger, a senior official at the Office of Management and Budget, has been heavily criticized by Democrats on the panel over her ties to the administration's family-separation policy at the border.

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Senate Democrats send CFPB nominee list of follow-up questions

07/27/18

Kathy Kraninger, a senior official at the Office of Management and Budget, largely avoided answering direct questions at her nomination hearing.

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Legal industry scores victory over CFPB in debt collection battle

07/27/18

A ruling involving a Cleveland law firm casts doubt on CFPB claims that attorneys misrepresent their role to consumers.

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In a twist, Mulvaney now defending CFPB enforcement powers

07/25/18

An uptick in fines and a new tactic to counter claims about the CFPB’s authority is in sharp contrast to the agency’s rhetoric.

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Wells Fargo freed from sanctions over treatment of service members

07/24/18

The OCC has terminated a 22-month-old consent order that stemmed from allegations that the bank unlawfully repossessed cars of members of the U.S. military.

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