The Power of Lawyer Letters
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On November 21, the OCC released a list of recent enforcement actions against national banks, federal savings associations, institution-affiliated parties (IAPs, or individuals associated with these entities). The OCC issued...more
The Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) has taken action against the former General Counsel of Michigan-based Sterling Bank and Trust in the agency’s latest action against an individual...more
On March 17, the OCC released a list of recent enforcement actions taken against national banks, federal savings associations, and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with such entities. ...more
Recent enforcement actions against banks indicate a new regulator emphasis on digital assets and Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance. Last year, Anchorage Digital Bank (Anchorage)—formerly Anchorage...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
On October 1, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) made substantial waves when it published a Cease and Desist Order (“Cease and Desist Order”) regarding the Great Plains Trust Company (“GPT”) that primarily...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) withdrew interpretive guidance pertaining to reliance on voting recommendations of proxy advisory firms in advance of their upcoming Roundtable on the U.S. proxy...more
On February 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) terminated a longstanding cease-and-desist order against payday lender ACE Cash Express, Inc. ...more
On February 2, 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”) announced that it would restrict the growth of a national bank based on its past consumer abuses and compliance failures and its need to...more