FDIC releases October enforcement actions

The FDIC has released a list of enforcement orders issued in October 2024.

• The Stockgrowers State Bank, Maple Hill, Kansas, was assessed a $5,250 civil money penalty (CMP) for violations of the Flood Disaster Protection Act and National Flood Insurance Act.
• First & Peoples Bank and Trust Company, Russell, Kentucky, paid a $1,500 CMP for engaging in a pattern or practice of committing violations of the National Flood Insurance Act and 12 C.F.R. § 339.7(a), by failing to follow force placement flood insurance procedures for three loans.
• Bank of Frankewing, Frankewing, Tennessee, received a consent order regarding lending-related concerns, management succession, budgeting, capital, and violations noted in a November 2023 Visitation Report.
• John C. Ponte, formerly a loan referral agent for Independence Bank, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, was issued an Order of Prohibition and Order for Restitution of $1 million, for violations of regulations and unsafe and unsound practices in connection with the bank, causing the bank to suffer financial loss and Ponte to receive financial gain.