SEC enforcement

Ripple says it faces SEC lawsuit as cryptocurrency XRP drops

12/22/20

The company did not disclose the nature of the suit, but CEO Brad Garlinghouse has long disputed the Securities and Exchange Commission's claim that XRP is a security, not a currency.

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SEC fines former Ocwen exec for insider trading before CFPB, PHH news

09/28/18

A former Ocwen Financial executive is settling Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he engaged in insider trading related to his company's dealings with Altisource Portfolio Solutions following a CFPB enforcement action and its upcoming merger with PHH Corp.

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Additional Wells misdeeds obscured by arbitration: Calif. official

08/23/18

State Treasurer John Chiang says that Wells Fargo is keeping patterns of abuse hidden from view by resolving customer disputes through private arbitration.

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Citi fined for fraudulent loans in Mexico, unauthorized trading

08/16/18

The Securities and Exchange Commission sanctioned Citigroup because of unauthorized proprietary trading as well as for the failure to detect suspect loans issued by its Banamex unit.

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B of A whistleblowers get $83 million; Activist buys Barclays stake

03/20/18

Three unnamed "senior" employees helped the SEC win a $415 million settlement from the bank; Sherborne Investors takes a 5.2% stake in the British bank.

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Wall Street suppressing its #MeToo reckoning: Warren, Senate Dems

03/01/18

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and two colleagues are seeking more information from securities regulators about whether Wall Street firms are covering up signs of sexual harassment.

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CFPB's Mulvaney jabs at Warren while endorsing credit unions

02/27/18

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney dismissed concerns by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., about his leadership of the consumer agency while supporting a lighter regulatory touch for credit unions.

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Senators call for investigation of insider stock sale by Equifax execs

09/12/17

Thirty-six lawmakers signed a bipartisan letter Tuesday calling for an investigation into the sale of stock by Equifax executives between a data breach at the firm and when it was disclosed.

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B of A executive spared any fine after bank's $415M penalty

09/01/17

William Tirrell, the former head of regulatory reporting at the bank's Merrill Lynch unit, negligently caused the firm to violate securities rules but will pay no penalty, the SEC says.

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