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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Bank of America
Current Parent Company: Bank of America
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $150,000,000
Year: 2010
Date: February 11, 2010
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Violation Description: The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Bank of America agreed to pay $150 million to settle SEC charges that the company failed to properly disclose employee bonuses and financial losses at Merrill Lynch before shareholders approved the merger of the companies in December 2008.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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