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Company: Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
Current Parent Company: NatWest Group PLC
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Penalty: $4,900,000,000
Year: 2018
Date: August 14, 2018
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: toxic securities abuses
Secondary Offense: investor protection violation
Mega-Scandal: Toxic Securities
Violation Description: The Justice Department announced a $4.9 billion settlement with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc resolving federal civil claims that RBS misled investors in the underwriting and issuing of residential mortgage-backed securities between 2005 and 2008.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: government-owned
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking & securities
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