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Promontory Financial Group controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2015

    New York Department of Financial Services compliance-reporting case

    New York regulators alleged that Promontory had diluted or softened compliance reports prepared for Standard Chartered. Promontory agreed to pay a $15 million penalty and voluntarily suspended acceptance of new New York engagements for six months.

  2. 2012

    Controversy over outsourced foreclosure reviews

    Promontory's participation in post-crisis mortgage-foreclosure reviews drew criticism because of the scale of the engagement, reported compensation of $927 million for the broader work, and concerns that regulators had delegated too much oversight to private consultants.