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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: US Bank
Current Parent Company: U.S. Bancorp
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Penalty: $2,000,000
Year: 2000
Date: September 22, 2000
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: US Bank agreed to pay $2 million to settle multistate litigation alleging undisclosed sharing of customer information with third parties for marketing purposes.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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