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The FDIC Office of Inspector General attributed the downfall of Citizens Bank in November 2023 to lax lending practices and risk mismanagement by the Lange family, causing a $14.8 million loss to the regulator's Deposit Insurance Fund. The OIG saw no grounds for a more extensive review.