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Bessent hits Bank of America with $1.2 billion fine
Original: 'The biggest financial institutions are not above the law': Bessent hits BofA with $1.2 billion fine
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a $1.2 billion fine against Bank of America, declaring that the biggest financial institutions are not above the law. The penalty is one of the larger enforcement actions against a major US bank and is drawing attention to how regulators are treating Wall Street firms, with the statement framing it as a signal of accountability regardless of size.
Why now: A top US official imposing a $1.2 billion penalty on one of the country's largest banks is a major regulatory escalation in finance
Scott BessentBank of AmericaUS Treasury Department
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- 'The biggest financial institutions are not above the law': Bessent hits BofA with $1.2 billion fine · Fortune
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