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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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Bank of America, N.A. (USA)consumer protection violation2015private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedconsumer protection violation2015private lawsuit-federal$10,571,428
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2015SEC$10,900,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$11,500,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.investor protection violation2021FINRA$11,650,000
Merrill Lynchwage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$12,000,000
Bank of Americaconsumer protection violation2023CFPB$12,000,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2016SEC$12,500,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedanti-money-laundering deficiencies2017SEC$13,000,000
Bank of Americafraud2016DC-AG$13,000,000
LaSalle Bankbenefit plan administrator violation2011private lawsuit-federal$13,500,000
Bank of Americafraud2010DC-AG$13,502,852
Merrill Lynchtoxic securities abuses2008MA-AG$13,700,000
Merrill Lynchwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$14,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smithinvestor protection violation2005FINRA$14,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.investor protection violation2022FINRA$15,200,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2018SEC$15,700,000
Bank of America N.A.economic sanction violation2014OFAC$16,562,700
Bank of Americawage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-state$16,650,000
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$17,000,000
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
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$19,610,000
BAC Home Loans Servicing LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LPmortgage abuses2011DOJ_CIVIL$20,000,000
Bank of America Corporationinvestor protection violation2014SEC$20,000,000
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
Bank of Americaconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$20,833,333
Merrill Lynchwage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$21,000,000
Bank of America Corpbenefit plan administrator violation2011private lawsuit-federal$21,000,000
Bank of Americawage and hour violation2001private lawsuit-state$22,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$22,000,000
BofA Securities, Inc.investor protection violation2023FINRA$24,000,000
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
Bank of America, National Associationbanking violation2014OCC$25,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedbenefit plan administrator violation2017private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$25,000,000
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2012IL-SEC$25,930,000
Banc of America Securities LLCfraud2007SEC$26,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2020NH-BSR$26,250,000
Bank of Americaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$26,420,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2010MULTI-FIN$26,563,094
Bank of America, N.A.consumer protection violation2016private lawsuit-federal$27,500,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2017private lawsuit-federal$29,000,000
Bank of America, National Associationbanking violation2015OCC$30,000,000
Countrywide Financialwage and hour violation2005private lawsuit-state$30,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018CFTC$30,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2014private lawsuit-federal$31,000,000
Bank of America Corporationprivacy violation2014private lawsuit-federal$32,083,905
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.investor protection violation2014FINRA$32,400,000
Bank of America Corporationinvestor protection violation2009SEC$33,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationconsumer protection violation2011private lawsuit-federal$34,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2015private lawsuit-federal$34,500,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2020private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Bank of AmericaFalse Claims Act and related2001AK-AG$35,600,000
Bank of Americawage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$36,000,000
Banc of America Securities LLCprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010SEC$36,096,442
Merrill Lynchwage and hour violation2006private lawsuit-federal$37,000,000
Merrill Lynchemployment discrimination2013private lawsuit-federal$38,225,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationmortgage abuses2009WI-AG$41,100,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$41,920,374
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smithinvestor protection violation2018SEC$42,000,000
Bank of America Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2018NY-AG$42,000,000
Merrill Lynchwage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-federal$43,500,000
Merrill Lynch & Co.investor protection violation2013NJ-AG$45,000,000
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
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationbenefit plan administrator violation2009private lawsuit-federal$55,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2023OCC$60,000,000
Bank of Americaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $67,000,000
Bank of Americawage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$73,000,000
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2009private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.accounting fraud or deficiencies2003SEC$80,000,000
FleetBoston Financial Corpbenefit plan administrator violation2008private lawsuit-federal$83,401,000
Countrywide Financial Corp.mortgage abuses2008HI-DCCA$84,548,000
Bank of Americaconsumer protection violation2023CFPB$90,000,000
Merrill Lynchinvestor protection violation2002NY-AG$100,000,000
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
Bank of Americabanking violation2022CFPB$100,000,000
Bank of Americainvestor protection violation2022CFTC$100,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and BAC Home Loans Servicing LPconsumer protection violation2010FTC$108,000,000
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
Bank of America NAbanking violation2022OCC$125,000,000
BofA Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.investor protection violation2022SEC$125,000,000
Merrill Lynchtoxic securities abuses2013SEC$131,800,000
Bank of Americaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$137,300,000
FleetBoston Financial Corporationinvestor protection violation2004SEC$140,000,000
Bank of Americainvestor protection violation2010SEC$150,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corporationmortgage abuses2009PA-AG$150,000,000
Bank of AmericaCorp.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Merrill Lynchemployment discrimination2013private lawsuit-federal$160,000,000
Bank of Americatoxic securities abuses2013NCUA$165,000,000
Bank of America Corporationbanking violation2012FED$175,500,000
Bank of America N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$187,500,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2003SEC$200,000,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONbanking violation2015FED$205,000,000
Bank of America N.A.consumer protection violation2014private lawsuit-federal$228,000,000
Bank of America, National Associationbanking violation2014OCC$250,000,000
Bank of America et al.consumer protection violation2020private lawsuit-federal$252,500,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.