OCC announces enforcement actions for June 2024

Bank Regulatory OCC Enforcement Federal Issues Cease and Desist

On June 17, the OCC released a list of recent enforcement actions against national banks, federal savings associations, and individuals affiliated with such entities (defined as institution-affiliated parties, or IAPs). In its enforcement actions against national banks, the OCC alleged that one bank had deficient anti-money laundering (AML) and BSA controls; another pertained to a bank’s alleged unsafe or unsound practices related to the bank’s board and management oversight, including strategic planning, liquidity and interest risk management, and audit management, among other issues identified.

The announcement included two other enforcement actions against IAPs, which were generally used to “deter, encourage correction of, or prevent violations, unsafe or unsound practices, or breaches of fiduciary duty.” One was for accessing customer accounts improperly and providing information on those accounts to a third-party individual; the other was for embezzlement. Lastly, the release reported the termination of an enforcement action against a bank for unsafe or unsound practices since the bank demonstrated compliance with “all articles of an enforcement action.” More information on the OCC’s enforcement action types can be found here.