Rotten Company

U.S. Bancorp

Approved Evidence

Added to Rotten Company: 8/26/2026
Conduct/Event period: 2006–2011
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: June 30, 2014
misconduct

U.S. Bank paid $200 million over FHA mortgage underwriting allegations

Summary

U.S. Bank agreed to pay $200 million to resolve allegations that it failed to comply with FHA mortgage-origination requirements in connection with federally insured loans. The settlement followed a joint DOJ and HUD investigation. Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/us-bank-pay-200-million-resolve-alleged-fha-mortgage-lending-violations

Evidence Weight
100.00
Severity:
Recency Weight: 99.99968490831431
File Weight: 1
Added to Rotten Company: 8/26/2026
Conduct/Event period: 2009–2014
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: February 15, 2018
misconduct

U.S. Bancorp paid $528 million and admitted Bank Secrecy Act compliance failures

Summary

DOJ charged U.S. Bancorp with two felony Bank Secrecy Act violations tied to its U.S. Bank subsidiary. The company accepted responsibility, admitted an extensive statement of facts and agreed to pay $528 million. DOJ said the bank restricted AML staffing and capped transaction alerts, causing large numbers of suspicious transactions to go uninvestigated. Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-criminal-charges-against-us-bancorp-violations-bank

Evidence Weight
100.00
Severity:
Recency Weight: 99.99968490831431
File Weight: 1
Added to Rotten Company: 8/26/2026
Conduct/Event period: 2010–2016
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: July 28, 2022
misconduct

U.S. Bank fined $37.5 million for opening sham accounts using customer data

Summary

CFPB found U.S. Bank employees unlawfully accessed customers' credit reports and opened checking, savings, credit-card and other accounts without permission in response to sales-pressure incentives. The Bureau imposed a $37.5 million penalty. Source: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/archive/newsroom/cfpb-fines-us-bank-375-million-for-illegally-exploiting-personal-data-to-open-sham-accounts-for-unsuspecting-customers/

Evidence Weight
100.00
Severity:
Recency Weight: 99.99968490831431
File Weight: 1