FCA Fines 2024

How much has the FCA fined firms and individuals in 2024?

The FCA has issued 36 monetary penalties totalling £244,501,037 in 2024 (last updated 16 Dec 2024).

Last updated 16 Dec 2024

RegActions records £244,501,037 across 36 disclosed monetary penalties in 2024. The latest included penalty is dated 16 Dec 2024.

The total includes positive monetary penalties with amounts that have passed the RegActions amount-review gate. It excludes non-monetary actions and records whose amounts require review.

Check the FCA's official 2024 fines page · Explore the complete FCA fines database · Read the FCA fines 2024 monthly report · Open the 2024 actions workspace

What counts as an FCA fine?

An FCA fine is a financial penalty imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority and disclosed through an official notice or annual fines page. RegActions keeps monetary penalties separate from prohibitions, cancellations, public censures and other non-monetary enforcement outcomes. This prevents action counts from being mistaken for fine counts and makes the published total easier to audit.

How to verify an FCA penalty

Start with the firm or individual, penalty date and disclosed amount, then open the linked FCA notice. The notice explains the rule breaches, affected period and sanction. RegActions provides the comparison and monthly analysis layer, while the regulator publication remains the authoritative source for the decision.

Monthly breakdown

MonthPenaltiesTotal
February1£31,800
March2£6,847,840
April1£120,300
May3£34,358,062
June1£215,500
July4£7,420,301
August4£15,372,814
September2£29,549,970
October7£61,990,800
November10£88,323,004
December1£270,646

FCA fines issued in 2024

Firm or individualDateAmountBreachEvidence
Heather Dunne16 Dec 2024£270,646Pensions advice and transfersOfficial source
Philip Pryke28 Nov 2024£1,377,968MIS_SELLINGOfficial source
András Sebők26 Nov 2024£123,500MARKET_ABUSEOfficial source
Barclays plc25 Nov 2024£30,000,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Barclays Bank plc25 Nov 2024£10,000,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Macquarie Bank Limited - London Branch18 Nov 2024£13,031,400INVESTMENTOfficial source
Craig Buchan14 Nov 2024£6,037INVESTMENTOfficial source
Martin Paul Cooke14 Nov 2024£6,020INVESTMENTOfficial source
Metro Bank plc12 Nov 2024£16,675,200AMLOfficial source
Metro Bank12 Nov 2024£16,000,000Financial crime and AMLOfficial source
Leigh Mackey11 Nov 2024£1,102,879INSURANCEOfficial source
Paul Adams31 Oct 2024£32,700Pensions advice and transfersOfficial source
Kristo Käärmann27 Oct 2024£350,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Volkswagen Finance21 Oct 2024£5,400,000FCA enforcement actionOfficial source
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited21 Oct 2024£5,397,600LENDINGOfficial source
TSB10 Oct 2024£10,900,000Individual prohibitionOfficial source
TSB Bank plc9 Oct 2024£10,910,500CONDUCTOfficial source
Starling Bank2 Oct 2024£29,000,000Financial crime and AMLOfficial source
Starling Bank Limited27 Sep 2024£28,959,426AMLOfficial source
Adrian Stuart Westbrook Douglas6 Sep 2024£590,544Pensions advice and transfersOfficial source
Alec John Cuthbert30 Aug 2024£91,693MIS_SELLINGOfficial source
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP16 Aug 2024£15,000,000MARKET_ABUSEOfficial source
Martin Christopher Sarl14 Aug 2024£5,021INSURANCEOfficial source
Forex TB Limited9 Aug 2024£276,100CONDUCTOfficial source
Steven Harbinder Singh Sahota26 Jul 2024£1,782,343PENSIONSOfficial source
Anthony Dale Cuming26 Jul 2024£1,691,259PENSIONSOfficial source
Kyle Anthony Jones26 Jul 2024£443,153PENSIONSOfficial source
CB Payments Limited23 Jul 2024£3,503,546PAYMENTSOfficial source
Kulvir Virk19 Jun 2024£215,500PENSIONSOfficial source
Mr Burdett’s24 May 2024£311,762Pensions advice and transfersOfficial source
HSBC UK Bank plc, HSBC Bank plc, and Marks and Spencer Financial Services plc23 May 2024£6,280,100CONDUCTOfficial source
Citigroup Global Markets Ltd17 May 2024£27,766,200MARKET_ABUSEOfficial source
James William Edward Lewis22 Apr 2024£120,300Not categorisedOfficial source
Nailesh Manubhai Teraiya18 Mar 2024£5,950,000Individual prohibitionOfficial source
Inspirational Financial Management Ltd (in administration)11 Mar 2024£897,840MIS_SELLINGOfficial source
Floris Jakobus Huisamen13 Feb 2024£31,800FINANCIAL_PROMOTIONSOfficial source

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest FCA fine in 2024?

The largest FCA fine issued in 2024 and currently recorded by RegActions is £30,000,000, issued to Barclays plc on 25 Nov 2024 by the Financial Conduct Authority. This reflects amounts that have passed RegActions' amount-review gate; see the fines table below for the complete, source-linked list.

How much has FCA fined in 2024?

RegActions records £244,501,037 in disclosed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) monetary penalties in 2024, based on source-linked notices that have passed the amount-review gate. This excludes non-monetary actions such as prohibitions and public censures.

How many FCA penalties were issued in 2024?

RegActions has recorded 36 disclosed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) monetary penalties in 2024 so far. This counts individual penalty notices, not firms, since some are fined more than once in a year.

How can I verify a FCA fine?

Start with the firm or individual name, the penalty date and the disclosed amount, then open the linked Financial Conduct Authority notice. The notice sets out the rule breaches, the affected period and the sanction. RegActions links every record to its official source; the regulator's own publication remains the authoritative record.

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