The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently fined Merrill Lynch $175,000 because, according to FINRA, they took a year to report the allegations that one of its financial advisors, Greg Campbell of Clayton, MO, misappropriated more than $1.7 from client accounts. Campbell left Merrill Lynch in Oct. 2011, and went to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. […]

Former Bank of America Merrill Lynch broker, James R. Lanier of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty to 22 counts of fraud and related charges last November. He was sentenced to 8 years and 10 months in federal prison, and ordered to pay $887,931 in restitution. Also, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) banned him from the […]

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel ordered a former employee of Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and Oppenheimer & Co. to pay nearly $11 million to an investor who alleged his broker, Karl Hahn, misrepresented securities and made excessive trades. The investor’s case against the former broker Karl Hahn, stems from transactions involving covered […]

Soreide Law Group is currently investigating these collateralized loan obligations (CLOs): Bryn Mawr CLO II Ltd., and LCM VII Ltd(Lyon Capital Management). Bank of America was the underwriter and sold several CLO’s, including Bryn Mawr and LCM VII. Many of these CLOs resulted in huge losses for the investors. The state of Massachusetts is currently […]

FINRA announced Thursday that Bank of America Merrill Lynch was fined $2.8 million  for supervisory lapses that led to its overcharging customers $32 million for the past eight years. According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) and the Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch has repaid 95,000 customers who were charged unwarranted fees due to computer coding issues […]

In a December 6, 2011, article from Bloomberg News, we learn that Bank of America Corp. (BAC) reached a $315 million settlement with class action plaintiffs who sued its Merrill Lynch unit over claims tied to mortgage-backed securities, according to a filing in Manhattan federal court. Merrill Lynch was sued starting in December, 2008, by asset- […]

In a July 8, 2011, article by Dan Jamieson for InvestmentNews.com he writes that clients of a prominent Bank of America Merrill Lynch have won an $880,000 arbitration award against the firm. Phil Scott of the firm's Bellevue, Wash., office, was this year ranked No. 30 on the Barron's list of top advisers, with $1.8 […]