Federal regulators moved to lift their punishment against Wells Fargo, which prevented its growth following the bank’s fake accounts scandal in 2018. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors voted Monday to remove an unprecedented restriction that had capped the bank’s assets at approximately $1.

Federal regulators moved to lift an unprecedented punishment that had handcuffed growth at Wells Fargo, a milestone in the bank’s efforts to repair its tarnished reputation after its fake-accounts scandal erupted nearly a decade ago.

The Federal Reserve said it has removed restrictions it had placed on Wells Fargo, the prominent San Francisco bank that has sought to move past a series of scandals in the last decade.