DFI Press Releases
Press releases issued by the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions.
- February 10, 2025
“Dating or Defrauding?” — Washington taking part in national awareness effort warning people of the financial risks associated with online relationship scams
Washington DFI joins partners throughout the country promoting awareness of fraud perpetrated via text, social media, dating apps, and other online methods - January 17, 2025
Washington DFI Joins $106 Million Multistate Settlement With Vanguard Over Big Tax Bills, SEC to Coordinate Remediation to Investors
Company failed to supervise certain registered persons and to disclose potential tax consequences to hundreds of thousands of investors - January 15, 2025
Washington DFI Jointly Leads $80 Million Multistate Enforcement Action Against Block, Inc., Cash App for BSA/AML Violations
Regulators take coordinated action in response to violations of Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws safeguarding the financial system from illicit use - January 10, 2025
Washington DFI Joins $17 Million Multi-State Enforcement Settlement With Edward Jones
Multi-State Working Group Finds Supervisory Failures With Respect to Class A Mutual Fund Shares - January 8, 2025
Washington State DFI Joins 52 Regulators in Levying $20 Million Penalty Against Nation’s Largest Nonbank Mortgage Servicing Company
Agreement outlines companies’ failure to notify regulators in a timely manner, multiple compliance violations, and required corrective action - January 7, 2025
Washington State Governor-elect Ferguson Reappoints Charlie Clark to Lead the Department of Financial Institutions
- September 25, 2024
Washington DFI Welcomes Trust Profiducia, Inc. To State Charter
Trust Profiducia becomes Washington’s 18th state-chartered non-depository trust company