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 Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Rhode Island
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
financial services
Specific Industry of Parent:
banking & securities
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
