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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania
Current Parent Company: Citizens Financial Group
Penalty: $115,000
Year: 2016
Date: July 29, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: discriminatory practices (non-employment)
Violation Description: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it has reached a Conciliation Agreement with Philadelphia-based Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania and Providence, Rhode Island-based Citizens Bank, collectively known as Citizens Bank, settling allegations that the bank violated the Fair Housing Act when it told a female applicant that she would need to return to work before her application for a home equity line of credit could be approved.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Pennsylvania
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Rhode Island
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking & securities
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