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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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CompanyPrimary Offense Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Countrywide Home Loansenvironmental violation2000CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Bank of Americaexport control violation2017BIS$44,625
Bank of AmericaFalse Claims Act and related2001AK-AG$35,600,000
Bank of AmericaFamily and Medical Leave Act2008WHD$6,500
Bank of AmericaFamily and Medical Leave Act2017WHD$14,528
Banc of America Securities LLCfraud2007SEC$26,000,000
Bank of Americafraud2016DC-AG$13,000,000
Bank of Americafraud2010DC-AG$13,502,852
Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Companyinsurance violation2000SC-INS$5,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2015SEC$10,900,000
Bank of America Corporationinvestor protection violation2014SEC$7,650,000
Bank of Americainvestor protection violation2010SEC$150,000,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2014CFTC$1,200,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2011CFTC$350,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2016SEC$10,000,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2016SEC$415,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2015SEC$500,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2011SEC$10,000,000
Bank of America Corporationinvestor protection violation2009SEC$33,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2009SEC$7,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.investor protection violation2009SEC$1,000,000
Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.investor protection violation2008SEC$9,763,634
Banc of America Securities LLCinvestor protection violation2006SEC$750,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2006SEC$1,500,000
Banc of America Capital Management LLC, BACAP Distributors LLC and Banc of America Securities LLCinvestor protection violation2005SEC$375,000,000
FleetBoston Financial Corporationinvestor protection violation2004SEC$140,000,000
Banc of America Securities LLCinvestor protection violation2004SEC$10,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2003SEC$200,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2000SEC$5,000,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2016SEC$12,500,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2017CFTC$2,500,000
Bank of Americainvestor protection violation2017USAO$2,500,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incinvestor protection violation2018SEC$1,404,000
Bank of America Corporationinvestor protection violation2014SEC$20,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smithinvestor protection violation2018SEC$8,900,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smithinvestor protection violation2018SEC$42,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2018SEC$15,700,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce and Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2018SEC$8,872,723
Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.investor protection violation2009SEC$150,000
Banc of America Investment Services, Inc., and Bacap Distributors, LLCinvestor protection violation2005SEC$1,500,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2019SEC$8,014,000
Banc of America Capital Management LLC et al.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. $375,000,000
Banc of America Securities LLCinvestor protection violation2008MULTI-AG$4,550,000,000
Banc of America Securities LLCinvestor protection violation2010NJ-AG$1,268,393
Bank of Americainvestor protection violation2012MULTI-AG$2,430,000,000
Bank of Americainvestor protection violation2013MULTI-AG$500,000,000
Bank of America Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2018NY-AG$42,000,000
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
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2009DE-AG$459,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2002DE-AG$500,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2010NJ-AG$4,871,620
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2002NY-AG$100,000,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2009OH-AG$475,000,000
Merrill Lynch & Co.investor protection violation2008MULTI-AG$3,458,333,333
Merrill Lynch & Co.investor protection violation2013NJ-AG$45,000,000
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.investor protection violation2002MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $100,000,000
Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc.investor protection violation2019CFTC(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $24,900,000
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2005NJ-AG$10,000,000
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc.investor protection violation2010NJ-AG$728,260
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2019CFTC$300,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce and Fenner & Smith, Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2020SEC$325,376
Merrill Lynch & Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2010AR-SEC$15,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2006CT-SEC$3,500,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2013DC-DISB$15,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.investor protection violation2004FL-OFR$10,000
Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.investor protection violation2006IL-SEC$250,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2007IL-SEC$40,000
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2012IL-SEC$25,930,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2015MA-SEC$2,500,000
Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.investor protection violation2008MD-SEC$10,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2009MO-SEC$20,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2013MO-SEC$2,121,579
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2002NH-BSR$500,000
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER &investor protection violation2004VA-SEC$268,723
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2006VA-SEC$75,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2006VA-SEC$33,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.investor protection violation2016VA-SEC$11,500
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2018VT-FIN$120,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2020VT-FIN$125,000
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2005WI-FIN$7,000
Bank of Americainvestor protection violation2008MULTI-FIN(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $50,000,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2010MULTI-FIN$26,563,094
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2008MULTI-FIN(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $125,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2020CT-SEC$400,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2020NH-BSR$26,250,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2020FINRA$7,200,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2019FINRA$280,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2019FINRA$4,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2017FINRA$1,400,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2016FINRA$7,030,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc.investor protection violation2016FINRA$2,800,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.investor protection violation2016FINRA$5,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2014FINRA$2,440,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2014FINRA$4,000,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2014FINRA$6,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.investor protection violation2014FINRA$32,400,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.investor protection violation2014FINRA$1,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2013FINRA$2,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2013FINRA$1,373,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2012FINRA$1,074,200
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2012FINRA$500,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.