Enforcement Actions
The Federal Reserve supervises the following entities and has the statutory authority to take formal enforcement actions against them:
Generally, the Federal Reserve takes formal enforcement actions against the above entities for violations of laws, rules, or regulations, unsafe or unsound practices, breaches of fiduciary duty, and violations of final orders. Formal enforcement actions include cease and desist orders, written agreements, removal and prohibition orders, and orders assessing civil money penalties. Since August 1989, the Federal Reserve has made all final enforcement orders public in accordance with the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989; since November 1990, it has made all written agreements public in accordance with the Crime Control Act of 1990. The formal enforcement actions are made public through a press release that includes a copy of the order or agreement. Formal enforcement actions taken by the Federal Reserve before August 1989 are not public. Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. Enforcement actions against the following institutions or their affiliated parties can be, or in the future will be, found at the Web site of the institution's regulator:
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