BACKGROUND..........................................................................................................................1
RESULTS OF AUDIT ...............................................................................................................5
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..............................................................................7
WHY THE BANK’S PROBLEMS RESULTED IN A MATERIAL LOSS......................7
Corporate Governance .............................................................................................................7
Board of Directors.........................................................................................................7
Senior Management ......................................................................................................9
Internal Audit ................................................................................................................11
External Audit...............................................................................................................12
Failure to Diversify the Risk of the Bank’s Loan Portfolio......................................................14
The Bank Engaged in High-Risk Activities Without Proper Risk Management Processes .....16
Circumventing and Disregarding Banking Laws and Regulations...........................................17
Examiner Concerns Were Frequently Disregarded or Not Fully Addressed ...........................19
Nominee Loan Scheme .............................................................................................................22
Other Matters ............................................................................................................................24
ASSESSMENT OF THE FDIC’S SUPERVISION OF THE INSTITUTION ...................25
Finding A: Supervision and Enforcement ................................................................................26
Recommendation ...................................................................................................30
Finding B: CBC’s Application to Purchase MTB Bank..........................................................31
Recommendations..................................................................................................35
Finding C: Following Up on Red Flags...................................................................................36
Recommendation ...................................................................................................40
Finding D: Implementation of Prompt Corrective Action.......................................................41
CORPORATION AND STATE OF CONNECTICUT COMMENTS AND OIG
EVALUATION ..........................................................................................................................43
APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY.......................................51
APPENDIX II: MARCH 22, 2000 LOAN SCHEME.............................................................53
APPENDIX III: CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS........................................54
APPENDIX IV: CORPORATION COMMENTS..................................................................60
APPENDIX V: CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF BANKING RESPONSE ..............72
APPENDIX VI: MANAGEMENT RESPONSES TO RECOMMENDATIONS................74
APPENDIX VII: GLOSSARY..................................................................................................76
APPENDIX VIII: PREVIOUSLY ISSUED MATERIAL LOSS REVIEW REPORTS.....80