Credit Suisse, founded in 1856, has faced a string of scandals in recent years, including money laundering charges and other issues.
If you print money, you go to jail for 20 years, unless you're the central bank.
If you threaten people and blackmail them, you go to jail, unless you're a bank or a politician.
If you make mistakes and go bankrupt, you lose the business, unless you're a bank.
If you launder money, you go to jail, unless you're a bank.
We could go on and on with this.