OCC Announces Enforcement Actions for February 2024 — 2024-02-15

WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to require the board of directors and management to take timely actions to correct the deficient practices or violations identified. Actions taken against banks are: Cease and Desist Order against Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., Martinsville, Virginia, for unsafe or unsound practices, including those related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/anti-money laundering (AML), capital ratios, capital and strategic planning, liquidity risk management, and information technology controls. The deficiencies in the BSA/AML compliance program resulted in violations of law, rule, or regulation, and the bank also failed to correct previously reported BSA problems. (Docket No. AA-ENF-2023-68). The OCC also terminated the bank’s formal agreement dated August 29, 2022, which was superseded by the cease and desist order. (Docket No. AA-ENF-2024-13).