Corruption, Crime and Compliance - Deep Dive Into Wells Fargo’s $30 Million OFAC Settlement
Episode 269 -- A Deep Dive into Wells Fargo's OFAC Settlement for $30 Million
Daily Compliance News: October 16, 2020-the Wells Fargo Corruption Continues edition
Daily Compliance News: September 24, 2020-the Wells Fargo CEO steps in it edition
Compliance into the Weeds: Wells WAC-O Spending
Episode 127 -- Deep Dive into the OCC Enforcement Action Against Wells Fargo CEO and Senior Executives
Daily Compliance News: August 5, 2019, the Wells Fargo sick of being taken advantage of edition
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 117-Wells Fargo Update
Day 1 of One Month to Better Investigations and Reporting-Introduction to Investigations and Internal Reporting
Unfair and Unbalanced-Episode 18
Day 10 Of One Month to Better Compliance through HR-Sales Incentives and Compliance
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 284, Mike Scher
This Week in FCPA-Epiode 23, the Wells Fargo edition
Bill on Bankruptcy: Sigmund Freud, Marx Brothers, Bernie Madoff
Historically, the banking and finance industry has operated without much union interference. However, under the current guidance of Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”), the tides...more
In our lifetime (however long or short), there is no way any company will ever match Wells Fargo for its record of misconduct, criminal and civil enforcement, and regulatory fines and penalties. No one, no way....more
In a typical lender-borrower relationship, the lender owes the borrower no fiduciary duty. However, this general rule is set aside when the lender knowingly undertakes to act on behalf of and for the benefit of another. Such...more
As labor unions continue to target banks and credit unions – employers that, as mentioned in our previous blog, unions historically avoided – employers in the financial industry must be aware of labor law developments....more
Online home buying platform Opendoor Labs will pay $62 million to the FTC “to settle claims that it used misleading marketing practices to persuade people to sell their homes on the site.” According to the Commission, the...more
One of the unresolved issues over the past several years in the realm of lender liability law is whether lenders owe tort duties to borrowers in connection with loan modification applications. Until now, case law has been all...more
A few weeks ago, we wrote an article discussing two enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission in the Central and Southern Districts of California that highlighted the risks to payment processors and financial...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a $250 million civil penalty against Wells Fargo Bank, NA for flaws in the bank’s home loan loss mitigation program. In addition, the OCC issued a cease-and-desist...more
Update: As noted, New York State enacted Banking Law §9-x on June 17, 2020 as a means of providing forbearance relief to mortgagors that were experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently,...more
In January 2020, we wrote a Law360 guest article that highlighted some of the risks that followed Wells Fargo Bank NA's strategy in its patent dispute with the United Services Automobile Association over remote deposit check...more
Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group has reached a deal worth some $11.6 billion to buy the U.S. operations of BBVA, a Spanish lender. The mash-up, “one of the biggest banking deals since the 2008 financial crisis,”...more
This week I am exploring the Wells Fargo Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlement of $3 billion. The case presents multiple lessons for the compliance professional and one very large...more
United States Automobile Association (USAA) is a financial services company that provides insurance, banking, investment, and retirement products and services for members of the military and their families. On June 7, 2018,...more
Companies involved in mobile checking should watch case closely - The United States Automobile Association (USAA) owns a portfolio of patents aimed at mobile check deposit technology. One group of these patents is targeted...more
In an all too familiar story, an insurance company's managing agent was tricked into transferring nearly $2 million into the fraudster's account at Wells Fargo Bank. The plaintiffs then sued the bank alleging that after...more
You really do have to appreciate Wells Fargo & Co. Perhaps solely of the most recent spate of US corporate ethics scandals, it is the company that keeps giving and giving and giving. On the other hand, it may simply be that...more
Jobs Report Friday again! Lots to look for in the numbers this month, especially considering the economic uncertainty that’s defined the past few weeks....more
Real Property Update - Sanctions / Dismissal: trial court abused discretion in dismissing bank’s foreclosure action; record established bank complied with discovery orders on which the motion for dismissal/sanctions was...more
Some reaction to the HQ2 x2 news, including what a pair of new tech hubs actually means for the cities that have thrown out the red carpet to Amazon and other technology giants....more
In January 2017, Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma was proudly promising to create 1 million jobs in America—a heady promise but one not unthinkable given Alibaba’s massive scale. Fast forward 20 months and a growing Sino-American...more
“Pot is the new crypto,” declares Bloomberg, and if you’ve seen how the virtual currencies are faring these days, that should be a warning and not a selling point....more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - Community Reinvestment Act: Revisions to Impact of Evidence of Discriminatory or Other Illegal Credit Practices on Community Reinvestment Act Ratings... ...more
U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Polk Failla denied Plaintiff-Investors’ attempts in Blackrock Allocation Target Shares et al. v. Wells Fargo et al., No. 1:14-cv-09371 (S.D.N.Y.) to overturn two magistrate judge decisions...more
In Beasley v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 2018 WL 3478882 (6th Cir. July 19, 2018), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit provided clarification on certain aspects of removing a case from state court to federal...more