The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has issued guidance on managing the financial and operational risks associated with climate change. The guidance applies to New York regulated banks, mortgage bankers, and mortgage servicers, as well as branches and agencies of foreign banks licensed in New York. It Read More
The Federal Trade Commission has prohibited Rite Aid from using facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years as part of a settlement of charges that the retailer used the technology improperly. The FTC had accused Rite Aid of failing to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers Read More
BlackRock, one of world’s largest asset managers, is facing charges of misrepresenting its ESG efforts to customers. This week, the state of Tennessee filed a consumer protection lawsuit accusing the firm of making inconsistent statements in regard to its ESG investment strategy. The state’s complaint seeks to charge the investment Read More
The consequences for a scheduling and operational meltdown by Southwest Airlines during the 2022 holiday travel season, which stranded millions of travelers, continue to mount. In the latest development, The U.S. Transportation Department has ordered Southwest to pay a $140 million civil penalty, part of a broader consent order, after Read More
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) announced it has reached a $54 million settlement agreement to resolve allegations that gaming company Activision Blizzard discriminated against women at the company. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Blizzard is known for many popular video game franchises, including “Call of Duty,” “World of Read More
Oil Giant BP is clawing back $40 million in compensation from former CEO Bernard Looney, who resigned after misleading the board about past relationships with colleagues. Looney resigned as CEO in September after admitting to the board he had not been fully transparent about disclosing past relationships with colleagues when Read More
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Bank of America to pay a $12 million penalty for submitting false mortgage lending information to the federal government under a long-standing federal law. For at least four years, hundreds of Bank of America loan officers failed to ask mortgage applicants certain Read More
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority is rolling out a series of regulations intended to crack down on inaccurate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) related claims, known as greenwashing, by providers of investment products to retail investors. The FCA’s measures include putting in place new sustainability disclosure requirements and an Read More
Binance Holdings, which operates the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, has pleaded guilty and has agreed to pay over $4 billion to resolve the Justice Department’s investigation into violations related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), failure to register as a money transmitting business, and the International Emergency Economic Powers Read More
A Los Angeles jury convicted two corporate executives on November 16 of conspiracy and failure to report information related to defective residential dehumidifiers that had been linked to multiple fires. Simon Chu, 68, of Chino Hills, California, and Charley Loh, 65, of Arcadia, California, were convicted of conspiracy to defraud Read More
