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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Santander Consumer USA Inc.
Current Parent Company: Banco Santander
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Penalty: $9,350,000
Year: 2015
Date: February 25, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Violation Description: Santander Consumer USA Inc. agreed to pay at least $9.35 million to resolve a lawsuit by the Department of Justice alleging that the motor vehicle lender violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act through improper repossessions.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Rights Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Spain
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.