One chronological list of major U.S. bank enforcement cases, oldest to newest. This includes foreign banks penalized by U.S. authorities. All amounts are USD.
| Date | Bank | Penalty | What it involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2017 | Deutsche Bank | $7.2B | Misleading mortgage securities investors: $3.1B civil penalty plus $4.1B consumer relief. justice.gov |
| Jan. 2017 | Credit Suisse | $5.28B | Mortgage securities misconduct: $2.48B civil penalty plus $2.8B consumer relief. justice.gov |
| Mar. 2018 | Barclays | $2B | Civil penalty resolving mortgage securities fraud claims. justice.gov |
| Aug. 2018 | Royal Bank of Scotland | $4.9B | Misleading investors in residential mortgage securities. justice.gov |
| Oct. 2018 | HSBC | $765M | Civil settlement over mortgage securities sales. justice.gov |
| Apr. 2019 | Standard Chartered | $639M | OFAC settlement over sanctions violations; this is the OFAC action, excluding the broader worldwide resolution. U.S. Department of the Treasury |
| Feb. 2020 | Wells Fargo | $3B | Fraudulent sales practices, including unauthorized customer accounts. justice.gov |
| Sept. 2020 | JPMorgan Chase | $920M | Manipulation of precious metals and U.S. Treasury markets through spoofing. justice.gov |
| Oct. 2020 | Goldman Sachs | $400M | SEC civil penalty for the 1MDB bribery scheme; excludes other components of the coordinated resolution. sec.gov |
| Oct. 2021 | Credit Suisse | $175.5M | DOJ payment after credits in the Mozambique loan fraud case; excludes separate regulatory settlements. justice.gov |
| Dec. 2022 | Danske Bank | $2.059B assessed | Pleaded guilty to defrauding U.S. banks. The forfeiture order allowed credits for related payments to other authorities. justice.gov |
| Dec. 2022 | Wells Fargo | $3.7B+ | Illegal auto loan, mortgage and deposit practices: $1.7B penalty plus more than $2B customer compensation. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Aug. 2023 | UBS | $1.435B | Settlement of mortgage securities fraud claims. justice.gov |
| Jan. 2024 | Morgan Stanley | $249M+ | SEC settlement over fraud involving confidential information about large stock trades. sec.gov |
| Oct. 2024 | TD Bank | $3.09B | Combined U.S. resolution involving money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act violations. stories.td.com |
| May 2025 | Credit Suisse | $511M | Helping U.S. customers evade taxes through offshore accounts. sec.gov |
| Oct. 2026 | Bank of America | $1.21B+ | U.S. anti-money-laundering and sanctions enforcement actions. U.S. Department of the Treasury |
These are selected cases within the past ten years, not cumulative totals by bank. Amounts include the penalties, settlements, forfeiture or consumer relief specified in each row.
