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The DOJ obtained more than $31 million to resolve allegations against a bank for engaging in redlining practices in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Los Angeles County and for discouraging residents in those neighborhoods from applying for mortgage loans.

A national bank settled CFPB, DOJ and OCC allegations of redlining under the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Act.

The U.S. District Court of the District of Connecticut granted the SEC's Motion to Dismiss an enforcement action against a brokerage firm and global investment bank trader for allegedly lying to customers about bond prices in trades of mortgage-backed securities. In support of its Motion, the SEC said that the case has been "administratively closed since December 12, 2014" and that the parties agree on dismissal. As previously covered , the trader was criminally charged for causing customers to overpay for bonds they purchased and accept lower prices for bonds sold. A jury convicted the trader