
The Board levied the fine after finding deficiencies in BNP Paribas's oversight of, and internal controls over, FX traders who buy and sell U.S. Dollars and foreign currencies for the firm's own accounts and for customers. The Board said the firm failed to detect and address that its traders used electronic chatrooms to communicate with competitors about their trading positions. For more info visit https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20170717a.htm