OCC September enforcement actions released

The OCC has released a list of new enforcement actions taken in the month of September. Included were:

• The previously announced cease-and-desist order against MUFG Union Bank, National Association, of San Francisco
• A civil money penalty of $2.5 million was assessed against Washington Federal Bank, National Association, Seattle, for BSA/AML compliance failures
• A consent order of prohibition and for a $140,000 civil money penalty was issued to Jared P. Schultz, former senior vice president, First National Bank in Fairfield, Fairfield, Iowa, upon a finding that he failed to comply with the bank's loan policies; authorized loans from which he personally benefited, in violation of Regulation O; and otherwise engaged in violations of policy and law, reckless unsafe or unsound practices, and breaches of his fiduciary duty to the bank
• A consent order for a $16,000 civil money penalty and to cease-and-desist was issued to Patrick Hurley, former president, CEO and director of First National Bank in Fairfield, Fairfield, Iowa, upon a finding that he failed to adequately supervise Jared P. Schultz; failed to adequately review the banks problem loan and exception reports to detect unsafe or unsound lending activities that Schultz engaged in; and failed to ensure the bank's internal controls were sufficient