
Deutsche Bank AG agreed to pay a fine of $205 million as part of a consent order with the New York State Department of Financial Services for violations of New York banking law, including efforts to improperly coordinate trading activity through online chat rooms, improperly sharing confidential customer information, trading aggressively to skew prices, and deceiving customers. The violations announced today stem from an investigation by DFS determining that from 2007 to 2013, when Deutsche Bank was the largest foreign exchange dealer in the world, the bank repeatedly engaged in improper, unsafe, and unsound conduct in its foreign exchange business due to its failures to implement effective controls. In addition, for certain time periods, limited elements of Deutsche Bank's electronic trading platforms had the potential to improperly disadvantage customers and improperly affect markets. For more info visit https://www.dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr1806201