Here is a list of things to keep in mind for the next time you use an ATM.
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In July 2016, State Street Bank reached a $382 million settlement with DOJ for rigging foreign currency exchanges.
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In June 2014, the French bank BNP Paribas was ordered to pay $8.9 billion in penalties by a U.S. district judge after pleading guilty to charges of violating U.S. money laundering laws by conducting business in Sudan, Iran, and Cuba.
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In July 2016, HSBC was fined $1.9 billion, after senior DOJ officials overruled the recommendation by prosecutors to pursue criminal charges, for laundering Mexican drug trafficking money, because it “could result in a global financial disaster.”
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In May 2015, five banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, paid a $5.4 billion fine after pleading guilty to “a brazen display of collusion and foreign exchange rate market manipulation,” according to Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
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In February 2015, ten banks, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, were investigated for tampering with the process of setting the price of precious metals for global markets.
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In March 2014, the FDIC accused sixteen big banks—including Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase—of fraud and conspiracy in an “epic plot” to manipulate bank-to-bank interest rates that underpin at least $350 trillion (trillion!) in global financial transactions.
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In April 2011, Wachovia (since acquired by Wells Fargo) was fined for laundering billions of dollars in illegal drug money. The federal prosecutor said, “Wachovia’s blatant disregard for our banking laws gave international cocaine cartels a virtual carte blanche to finance their operations.” The fine was less than 2 percent of the bank’s $12.3 billion profit in 2009.
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In July 2016, JPMorgan Chase paid $200 million to settle criminal and civil charges related to bribing foreign officials.