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Company: Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc.
Current Parent Company: Huntington Bancshares
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Penalty: $3,600,000
Year: 2011
Date: May 5, 2011
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: banking violation
Secondary Offense: discriminatory practices (non-employment)
Violation Description: Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. and Citizens Bank of Flint, Michigan agreed to open a loan production office in an African-American neighborhood in Detroit, invest approximately $3.6 million in Wayne County, Mich., and take other steps as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that they engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of race and color.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Rights Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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