Nonbank Enforcement-Order Registry
The CFPB is proposing to create a public registry of certain enforcement actions that would initially cover nonbanks (including BHCs) with a goal of drawing public and enforcement-agency attention to what the Bureau’s director calls “serial offenders.” The new filings would be extensive and likely expensive in terms not just of the filings, but also of the analytical processes needed to ensure accuracy and the internal controls assuring officers making requisite attestations that their statements are complete and accurate. Public disclosure of much in the filings – including information that companies consider confidential – would make it easier for other enforcement agencies to identify institutions that may also have violated their own standards as well as alert state and federal banking agencies to entities under their supervision with potential compliance and risk-management shortcomings.