Tagged: JP Morgan Chase

OCC Fines JP Morgan Chase $250 Million for Deficient Internal Controls

OCC Fines JP Morgan Chase $250 Million for Deficient Internal Controls

Banking regulators have been flexing their muscles.  With the coming Biden Administration, this may portend the beginning of a new, enforcement wave.  Some have suggested that banks are resolving these cases before a more aggressive approach is taken by the new Biden Administration. Citigroup recently was tagged for $400 million by the Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).  The OCC also...

DOJ, CFTC and SEC Settle Spoofing Fraud Charges with JP Morgan for $920 Million

DOJ, CFTC and SEC Settle Spoofing Fraud Charges with JP Morgan for $920 Million

JP Morgan Chase (“JP Morgan”) is not having a positive year when it comes to government enforcement.  JP Morgan is at the brink of a multi-billion dollar FCPA settlement for its involvement in the 1MDB corruption scandal in Malaysia.  Add to this a few regulatory enforcement actions: an SEC settlement for manipulative trading U.S. Treasury securities; and a FINRA fine of $1.1 million for failure...

JP Morgan Chase Bank Settles “Old” Sanctions  Case for $5 Million

JP Morgan Chase Bank Settles “Old” Sanctions Case for $5 Million

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) announced its third enforcement action for 2018.  While OFAC has been busy with implementing new sanctions regimes and re-imposing the Iran sanctions regime, OFAC is beginning to clear some of the enforcement matters that have been pending. JP Morgan Chase agreed to a $5.2 million settlement with OFAC for 87 apparent violations from the processing of...