In S.E.C. Fraud Cases, Banks Make and Break Promises<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn analysis of enforcement actions found at least 51 cases in which 19 Wall Street firms had broken antifraud laws they had agreed never to breach.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The SEC continues to play softball with financial institutions that repeatedly break the same fraud laws, settling for chump change agreements that don't require an admission of lawbreaking and for pious promises Never To Do It Again. 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