Securities America Fined $250,000 by FINRA

Securities America Fined $250,000 by FINRA.

In April, 2016, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) announced that Securities America, Inc. of La Vista, Nebraska submitted an acceptance, waiver and consent letter regarding the sale of preferred notes of an unregistered limited partnership investment sold by one of the firm’s registered representatives.  In agreeing to the AWC, the firm was fined $250,000.   The AWC can be found here.

Securities America had been named in a 2013 FINRA regulatory complaint alleging that one of their registered representatives sold securities without the firm conducting a meaningful due diligence review, which was inconsistent with the firm’s written supervisory procedures.  As a result, the registered rep sold over $8 million worth of the securities, despite what FINRA found to be numerous red flags concerning the financial health of the offeror.

Securities America’s registration and disciplinary history

Securities America is a Deleware corporation, formed in 1984. The firm is registered with FINRA, the SEC, and in 53 states and territories. According to FINRA’s CRD disclosure report, Securities America   has been the subject of 28 customer complaints and 42 regulatory investigations.

The Law Office of David Liebrader practices exclusively in the field of investment loss recovery.  For the past 23 years, we have dedicated our law practice to assisting investors who have been victims of investment fraud via fraudulent and unsuitable investment transactions.  During that time we have recovered money for over one thousand individuals, pension plans, trusts and companies.  The recoveries we have obtained via judgments, awards and settlements on behalf of our clients exceed $40,000,000.

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