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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Bank of America
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol NYSE: BAC)
Headquartered in: North Carolina
Major Industry: financial services
Specific Industry: banking
Penalty total since 2000$87,286,650,890
Number of records: 328
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
consumer-protection-related offenses$44,251,859,04278
financial offenses$41,332,842,096155
employment-related offenses$887,723,42865
competition-related offenses$777,780,58520
government-contracting-related offenses$35,600,0001
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
mortgage abuses$39,950,771,70619
toxic securities abuses$23,208,942,85711
investor protection violation$13,801,013,962118
consumer protection violation$4,256,482,30243
banking violation$4,179,637,53214
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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Company sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Bank of America Corporationinvestor protection violation2009SEC$33,000,000
Bank of America Corporationwage and hour violation2006WHD$265,774
Bank of America Corporationwage and hour violation2004WHD$5,972
Bank of America Corporationinvestor protection violation2014SEC$20,000,000
Bank of America Corporationmortgage abuses2014MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $943,000,000
Bank of America Corporationprivacy violation2014private lawsuit-federal$32,083,905
Bank of America et al.consumer protection violation2020private lawsuit-federal$252,500,000
Bank of America Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2018NY-AG$42,000,000
Bank of America N.A.banking violation2012DOJ_RIGHTS$370,000,000
Bank of America N.A.economic sanction violation2014OFAC$16,562,700
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$5,000,000
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$6,250,000
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$1,500,000
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$187,500,000
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$17,000,000
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$1,200,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$5,950,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2020private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2020private lawsuit-federal$4,950,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$1,266,600,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$41,920,374
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2017private lawsuit-federal$29,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2016private lawsuit-federal$3,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2015private lawsuit-federal$34,500,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2014private lawsuit-federal$228,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2014private lawsuit-federal$31,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2014private lawsuit-federal$8,250,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$19,610,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2011private lawsuit-federal$410,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2023OCC$60,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$8,000,000
Bank Of America NAenvironmental violation2005TX-ENV$12,480
Bank of America NAbanking violation2022OCC$125,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.consumer protection violation2014CFPB$747,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.wage and hour violation2010WHD$18,654
Bank of America, N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018CFTC$30,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.consumer protection violation2017CA-MULTI$1,940,000
Bank of America, N.A.Americans with Disabilities Act2020DOJ_RIGHTS$300,000
Bank of America, N.A.discriminatory practices (non-employment)2022HUD$15,000
Bank of America, N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$7,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$22,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.consumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$550,000
Bank of America, N.A.consumer protection violation2016private lawsuit-federal$27,500,000
Bank of America, N.A.consumer protection violation2014private lawsuit-federal$8,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.consumer protection violation2011private lawsuit-federal$9,950,000
Bank of America, N.A.investor protection violation2023CFTC$8,000,000
Bank of America, N.A. (USA)consumer protection violation2015private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
Bank of America, NAwage and hour violation2010WHD$5,827
Bank of America, NAdiscriminatory practices (non-employment)2005private lawsuit-federal$3,670,000
Bank of America, National Associationbanking violation2015OCC$1,104,530
Bank of America, National Associationbanking violation2015OCC$30,000,000
Bank of America, National Associationbanking violation2014OCC$250,000,000
Bank of America, National Associationbanking violation2014OCC$25,000,000
Bank of America, National Associationlabor relations violation2013NLRB$18,634
Bank of America, National Associationenvironmental violation2013VA-ENV$27,625
Bank of AmericaCorp.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
BofA Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2022SEC$125,000,000
BofA Securities, Inc.investor protection violation2022FINRA$5,000,000
BofA Securities, Inc.investor protection violation2023FINRA$24,000,000
Countrywide Financialwage and hour violation2005private lawsuit-state$30,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corp.mortgage abuses2009CO-AG$6,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corp.mortgage abuses2009RI-AG$1,146,000
Countrywide Financial Corp.mortgage abuses2008HI-DCCA$84,548,000
Countrywide Financial Corp.privacy violation2010private lawsuit-federal$6,500,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationmortgage abuses2011DOJ_RIGHTS$335,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationwage and hour violation2004WHD$54,453
Countrywide Financial Corporationbenefit plan administrator violation2009private lawsuit-federal$55,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationmortgage abuses2010MULTI-AG$3,004,100,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationmortgage abuses2009OR-AG$1,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationmortgage abuses2009PA-AG$150,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationmortgage abuses2009SD-AG$161,805
Countrywide Financial Corporationmortgage abuses2009WI-AG$41,100,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationmortgage abuses2009WV-AG$340,901
Countrywide Financial CorporationWARN Act violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,200,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$500,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationconsumer protection violation2011private lawsuit-federal$34,000,000
COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION,wage and hour violation2008CA-LCO$5,164
Countrywide Home Loansmortgage abuses2008MULTI-AG$8,680,000,000
Countrywide Home Loansmortgage abuses2009IN-AG$2,800,000
Countrywide Home Loansenvironmental violation2000CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Countrywide Home Loans Inc.wage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$9,649,000
Countrywide Home Loans Inc.consumer protection violation2008NC-BKG$1,611,500
Countrywide Home Loans Inc.consumer protection violation2010WA-FIN$650,000
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.consumer protection violation2010IL-BKG$54,000
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and BAC Home Loans Servicing LPconsumer protection violation2010FTC$108,000,000
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.,consumer protection violation2006NY-AG$3,200,000
Countrywide Securities Corp.mortgage abuses2013MA-AG$17,300,000
Countrywide Securities Corporation and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.toxic securities abuses2016VA-AG$19,500,000
Fleet National Bankenvironmental violation2000RI-ENV$18,034
FleetBoston Financial Corpbenefit plan administrator violation2008private lawsuit-federal$83,401,000
FleetBoston Financial Corp.investor protection violation2004NY-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $300,000,000
FleetBoston Financial Corporationinvestor protection violation2004SEC$140,000,000
FleetBoston Financial Corporationprivacy violation2001NY-AG$100,000
LaSalle Bankbenefit plan administrator violation2011private lawsuit-federal$13,500,000
Lasalle Bank MidWest National Associationbanking violation2007OCC$125,000
Lasalle Bank MidWest National Associationbanking violation2005OCC$6,250,000
Lasalle Bank National Associationbanking violation2007OCC$79,524
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.