Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
HomeStreet Inc
Current Parent Company:
HomeStreet Inc.
Penalty:
$500,000
Year:
2017
Date:
January 19, 2017
Offense Group:
financial offenses
Primary Offense:
accounting fraud or deficiencies
Secondary Offense:
workplace whistleblower retaliation
Violation Description:
Seattle-based financial services company HomeStreet Inc. agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty to settle allegations that it conducted improper hedge accounting and later took steps to impede potential whistleblowers.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Washington
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
financial services
Specific Industry of Parent:
banking
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
