Regulators Lift Consent Order at Gibraltar Private

Gibraltar Private reported Wednesday that the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lifted its consent order issued in 2014.

The Coral Gables-based bank, formerly Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Co., was fined $6.5 million last year by federal regulators for willfully violating federal anti-money laundering laws as part of disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. The bank previously settled several Rothstein-related lawsuits.

The consent order, which replaced a cease and desist order imposed by the Office of Thrift Supervision in 2010, directed a series of compliance changes, audits, monitoring and reports to address Bank Secrecy Act violations.

The termination of the latest order "is the result of our team's tireless efforts to build a strong risk management organization, create a culture of compliance and strengthen the balance sheet," said bank chairman Adolfo Henriques.

Gibraltar has reported three full years of earnings and net income of $1.1 million in the first quarter.

The bank has $1.62 billion in assets with eight offices in South Florida and New York.

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