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SEC Charges Merril Lynch for Overcharging Customers for Mortgage-Backed Securities
MarketWatch, June 12, 2018–Andrea Riquier
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday announced that Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. will pay more than $15 million to settle charges that its employees misled customers, causing them to overpay for residential mortgage-backed securities.