Liar, Liar, Bank on Fire!
Enloe State Bank was a small community bank in Cooper, Texas. The Texas Department of Banking closed it in 2019 after the bank president set the conference room on fire. Investigations revealed extensive fraudulent activity by the bank’s president, Anita Moody, partially stemming from her role as a dominant official. Moody was able to hide the fraud for years due to poor systems of internal controls at Enloe and deficiencies by state and federal regulators in the bank examination process.
In completing this assignment, students will be able to:
1. Identify the characteristics of a dominant management official.
2. Analyze the fraud triangle model.
3. Propose alternatives to improve systems of internal control.
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of financial regulation and supervision.