Merrill Lynch has agreed this week to pay a $400,000 fine in a 'fund-churning' case brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA). Merrill will also pay $139,718 in restitution to the customers involved. Allegedly Merrill failed to supervise it's former broker David Bredenburg, who worked in the Towson, Md. office. FINRA claimed Merrill […]

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 […]