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Company: Bank of America
Current Parent Company: Bank of America
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $350,000
Year: 2009
Date: January 29, 2009
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: Bank of America agreed to pay the state $350,000 plus reimburse for credit freezes, in settlement of allegations its acquisition Countrywide Financial Corp. had failed to protect customers' private data from being stolen and sold by a former employee.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Connecticut Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Connecticut
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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