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Bank of America Subsidiary Merrill Lynch to Pay $19.95 Million for Racial Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Filed in United States Florida, Brokers with Black Skin Colour are Provided Lesser Business Opportunities than Brokers with White Skin, African-Americans Have Black Skin Colour, More than 1,000 Individuals Joined the Class Action Lawsuit Which Incurred $6.6 Million in Legal Fees 

5th June 2024 | Hong Kong

Bank of America subsidiary Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $19.95 million (subject to judge approval) for a racial discrimination class action lawsuit filed in United States Florida.  In the lawsuit, brokers with black skin colour are provided lesser business opportunities than brokers with white skin (African-Americans have black skin colour).  More than 1,000 individuals had joined the class action lawsuit, which has incurred $6.6 million in legal fees.  In 2023 July, the United States SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission) & FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) fined Merrill Lynch & parent Bank of America a total of $12 million for failing to file hundreds of suspicious activity reports from 2009 to 2019, using a $25,000 threshold instead of the required $5,000 threshold to report suspicious transactions. 

“ Bank of America Subsidiary Merrill Lynch to Pay $19.95 Million for Racial Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Filed in United States Florida, Brokers with Black Skin Colour are Provided Lesser Business Opportunities than Brokers with White Skin, African-Americans Have Black Skin Colour, More than 1,000 Individuals Joined the Class Action Lawsuit Which Incurred $6.6 Million in Legal Fees “

 



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United States SEC & FINRA Fine Merrill Lynch & Parent Bank of America Total of $12 Million for Failing to File Hundreds of Suspicious Activity Reports from 2009 to 2019, Used $25,000 Threshold Instead of Required $5,000 Threshold to Report Suspicious Transactions

12th July 2023 – The United States SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission) & FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) has fined Merrill Lynch & parent Bank of America a total of $12 million for failing to file hundreds of suspicious activity reports from 2009 to 2019, using a $25,000 threshold instead of the required $5,000 threshold to report suspicious transactions.  United States SEC: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its parent company BAC North America Holding Co. (BACNAH) for failing to file hundreds of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) from 2009 to late 2019. Merrill Lynch agreed to pay a $6 million penalty to settle the SEC charges and, in a parallel action, Merrill Lynch agreed to pay a separate $6 million fine to settle charges brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).  According to the SEC’s order, BACNAH assumed responsibility for creating and implementing Merrill Lynch’s SAR policies and procedures and for filing Merrill Lynch’s SARs. Over the course of a decade, however, BACNAH improperly used a $25,000 threshold instead of the required $5,000 threshold for reporting suspicious transactions or attempted transactions where a suspect may have been seeking to use Merrill Lynch to facilitate criminal activity and could not be identified. As a result, BACNAH caused Merrill Lynch’s failure to file hundreds of required SARs.  Katharine E. Zoladz, Co-Acting Regional Director of the Los Angeles Regional Office: “Broker-dealers have a critical obligation to report suspicious activity in their accounts. Merrill Lynch and BACNAH did not file hundreds of Merrill Lynch SARs because they failed to comply with one of the most basic requirements for a SAR program.”

 

 

United States SEC & FINRA Fine Merrill Lynch & Parent Bank of America Total of $12 Million for Failing to File Hundreds of Suspicious Activity Reports from 2009 to 2019

  • SEC Charges Merrill Lynch and Parent Company for Failing to File Suspicious Activity Reports

11th July 2023 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its parent company BAC North America Holding Co. (BACNAH) for failing to file hundreds of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) from 2009 to late 2019. Merrill Lynch agreed to pay a $6 million penalty to settle the SEC charges and, in a parallel action, Merrill Lynch agreed to pay a separate $6 million fine to settle charges brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

  • According to the SEC’s order, BACNAH assumed responsibility for creating and implementing Merrill Lynch’s SAR policies and procedures and for filing Merrill Lynch’s SARs. Over the course of a decade, however, BACNAH improperly used a $25,000 threshold instead of the required $5,000 threshold for reporting suspicious transactions or attempted transactions where a suspect may have been seeking to use Merrill Lynch to facilitate criminal activity and could not be identified. As a result, BACNAH caused Merrill Lynch’s failure to file hundreds of required SARs.
  • The SEC’s order finds that Merrill Lynch violated the books and records provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 17a-8 thereunder and that BACNAH caused those violations. Without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings, Merrill Lynch and BACNAH agreed to cease and desist from committing or causing violations of those provisions, and Merrill Lynch also agreed to a censure and the aforementioned $6 million civil penalty.
  • The SEC’s investigation was conducted by staff at the Los Angeles Regional Office and supervised by Finola H. Manvelian. The SEC appreciates the assistance of FINRA.



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