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.

Wells Fargo (WFC) aims to build up its corporate and investment bank and expand its branded credit-card business, among plans to grow the bank after seven years of being constrained by a $1.95T asset cap,

In the scandal’s wake, the Federal Reserve imposed an unprecedented $1.95 trillion asset cap, the most significant of the many penalties Wells Fargo faced from regulators. For over seven years, the bank was essentially shackled in place while watching as rivals like Charlotte-based Bank of America continued to grow.