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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Bank of America
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Penalty: $2,800,000
Year: 2012
Date: June 21, 2012
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Secondary Offense: financial institution supervision failures
Violation Description: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. $2.8 million for supervisory failures that resulted in overcharging customers $32 million in unwarranted fees, and for failing to provide certain required trade notices.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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Notes: FINRA is a securities industry self-regulatory body authorized by the federal government.
Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.