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Federal Reserve Board Issues Consent Prohibition Orders Against Former Employees of Northstar Bank, American Express Travel Related Services, and Regions Bank

Author: Federal Reserve - Press Releases·

Key Takeaways

  • •The Federal Reserve Board announced three consent prohibition orders against former bank employees on September 18, 2026.
  • •Charles Alan Wright, a former Northstar Bank employee in Bad Axe, Michigan, was subject to a consent prohibition order in connection with the misappropriation of customer funds.
  • •Stephanie K. Hudders, formerly of American Express Travel Related Services Company in New York, was subject to a consent prohibition order in connection with the misapplication of funds and conflicts of interest.
  • •Elvisha White, a former Regions Bank employee in Birmingham, Alabama, was subject to a consent prohibition order in connection with check fraud.
  • •Consent prohibition orders generally bar named individuals from participating in the affairs of any Federal Reserve-regulated banking institution without the agency's prior written approval.
Federal Reserve Board Issues Consent Prohibition Orders Against Former Employees of Northstar Bank, American Express Travel Related Services, and Regions Bank

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the execution of three enforcement actions against former bank employees, each structured as a consent prohibition order. The announcement was published on September 18, 2026, and released at 11:00 a.m. EDT on the Board's official website: Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Northstar Bank, former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and former employee of Regions Bank.

The individuals, institutions, and alleged conduct named in the announcement are:

  • Charles Alan Wright — former employee of Northstar Bank, Bad Axe, Michigan. Consent prohibition order in connection with the misappropriation of customer funds. The associated order is available as Attachment 1 (PDF).
  • Stephanie K. Hudders — former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., New York, New York. Consent prohibition order in connection with the misapplication of funds and conflicts of interest. The associated order is available as Attachment 2 (PDF).
  • Elvisha White — former employee of Regions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama. Consent prohibition order in connection with check fraud. The associated order is available as Attachment 3 (PDF).

A consent prohibition order is a standard enforcement tool available to federal banking regulators, issued through the Board's administrative enforcement process. The "consent" designation indicates that the individual named in the order agrees to its issuance. Such orders generally bar the named individual from further participation in the affairs of any banking institution regulated by the Federal Reserve without the agency's prior written approval, and they typically follow allegations of misconduct such as misappropriation of funds, fraud, or conflicts of interest. The Board routinely issues these actions and publishes the underlying orders on its website.

Of the institutions referenced in the announcement, Northstar Bank is based in Bad Axe, Michigan; American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. is the New York-based subsidiary of American Express Company that issues the firm's charge and credit cards; and Regions Bank is the Birmingham, Alabama-based banking subsidiary of Regions Financial Corporation.

Additional enforcement actions can be searched here: Federal Reserve enforcement actions search. New enforcement actions are added to the Board's website as they are announced, so the search page serves as a running record of orders involving institutions and individuals subject to the Board's authority.

For media inquiries, the Board directs reporters to its media relations staff, reachable by phone at 202-452-2955.