Coverage dated December 16, 2021

JPMorgan Agrees to $125 Million Fine for Letting Employees Use WhatsApp to Evade Regulators' Reach

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

The SEC announced Friday that JPMorgan Securities admitted to bookkeeping failures and agreed to pay $125 million to settle the charges.

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  1. NBC 6 South Florida

    JPMorgan Agrees to $125 Million Fine for Letting Employees Use WhatsApp to Evade Regulators' Reach (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The SEC announced Friday that JPMorgan Securities admitted to bookkeeping failures and agreed to pay $125 million to settle the charges.

  2. Insider

    JPMorgan will pay a $125 million fine after allowing employees to discuss bank business over WhatsApp (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The SEC found that the practice took place between at least January 2018 and November 2020 and was prevalent throughout the firm.

  3. Insider

    JPMorgan agrees to pay $200 million in fines over employees' use of WhatsApp to skirt approved communication channels (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    JPMorgan Securities was hit with fines from both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

  4. NBC News

    JPMorgan hit with $200 million in fines over use of encrypted messaging apps (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    JPMorgan Chase is paying $200 million in fines to two U.S. banking regulators to settle charges that its Wall Street division allowed employees to use WhatsApp

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