Earlier this month, the Trump administration’s Department of Justice put a stop to an Obama administration tactic of dictating that some companies send settlement funds to unaffiliated third parties, a practice that Republicans criticized as a “slush fund” operation. Now, a top Republican wants answers on which organizations got the settlement funds, what the organizations did with the money, and it wants the DOJ to potentially claw some of that money back.

Over the last few years, some of the largest settlements between financial institutions and the Obama administration’s Department of Justice contained stipulations that some of the settlement money be sent to unaffiliated third parties, a practice that Republicans criticized as a “slush fund” operation. But now that Republicans are in charge of the DOJ, that practice is ending, immediately.

For the third time in the last four years, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is leading a bipartisan push to shed some light on how the government reaches the occasionally massive settlements with businesses for various forms of misconduct. Here are the details on the "Truth in Settlements Act."

JPMorgan Chase disclosed Wednesday that it reached a final settlement agreement with Lehman Brothers, ending the failed investment bank’s lawsuit over claims that JPMorgan illegally siphoned billions of dollars from Lehman before its collapse. JPMorgan Chase’s final settlement payout checks in at well above $2 billion.

Borrowers who had a mortgage serviced by Wells Fargo between May 6, 2005 and July 1, 2010 could soon receive their share of a $50 million settlement, which stemmed from charges that Wells Fargo overcharged borrowers for Broker’s Price Opinions during the time period in question.

For the second time in as many days, the Department of Justice announced that it reached a multi-billion dollar settlement with a foreign-based bank over its mortgage securitization practices leading up to the housing crisis. On Tuesday, the DOJ announced that it reached a $7.2 billion settlement with Deutsche Bank. Now, it’s Credit Suisse’s turn.

Hispanic and African-American borrowers who paid higher broker fees than white borrowers on mortgage loans from Provident Funding Associates from 2006 to 2011 will soon receive their share of a $9 million settlement.

After nearly four years and multiple attempt to get the case dismissed, Wells Fargo finally resolved its battle with the government over claims related to the bank's Federal Housing Administration lending insurance program. This is the largest settlement in FHA history.

A November report recently obtained by Reuters after a Freedom of Information Act request shows that the FHFA's Office of Inspector General could not find enough evidence to charge any individuals after Citibank's $7 billion settlement in 2014.

Bank of America is approaching the halfway point in delivering on its $7 billion promise of consumer relief required as part of its $16.65 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and others to resolve claims over toxic residential mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and an origination release on residential mortgage loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.