William Charlton Mays (CRD #2693626, Corpus Christi, Texas) was barred by FINRA and ordered to pay $10,000, plus interest, in restitution to a client for allegedly converting and misusing a client’s funds for his own benefit. FINRA's findings stated that Mays received a $50,000 check after soliciting the cleint to invest in stocks and commodities. […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) charged SWS Financial Services Inc. with violating the rules requiring firms to have supervisory systems and written procedures to supervise variable annuity transactions. Allegedly, SWS allowed several variable annuity applications with no principal review for suitability. FINRA alleges that this occurred from Sept. 2009 to May 2011. These […]