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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
Barclays Bank PLC
Current Parent Company: 
Barclays
Penalty: 
$280,000,000
Year: 
2014
Date: 
April 24, 2014
Offense Group: 
financial offenses
Primary Offense: 
toxic securities abuses
Violation Description: 

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced a settlement with Barclays Bank PLC resolving alleged violations of federal and state securities laws in connection with private-label mortgage-backed securities purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2005-2007.

Level of Government: 
federal
Action Type: 
agency action
Agency: 
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: 
civil
HQ Country of Parent: 
United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: 
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: 
financial services
Specific Industry of Parent: 
banking
Source of Data: 

http://www.fhfa.gov/Media/Pages/Statements.aspx (archived copy)

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Parent company note: 
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.