Bank Advisor

FINRA claimed the broker attempted to secure a buyer for 10 sellers of Iraqi dinar currency in anticipation of a finder's fee.

The advisor was accused of stealing more than $1 million from his clients to pay for golf course fees, tanning salons and other personal expenses.

Which banks are advisors moving to? One recently jumped to Woodforest National Bank from Merrill Lynch. Eight others switched to Arvest Bank, Northern Trust, Union Bank, U.S. Bank and Wilmington Trust from myriad financial services firms.

Shelley Steuer Freeman, the bank's former Los Angeles regional president and head of Consumer Credit Solutions, was barred for refusing to provide FINRA with documents it requested.

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Many advisors in branches today "don't want to ride the circuit and go to three other branches and have smaller-dollar clients," says industry observer.

The rep took more than $1,500 from the bank's cash drawer over a three-month period beginning on New Year's Eve last year, FINRA claimed.

With fewer associate training programs, young bank advisers need to take the initiative to find a mentor and cultivate referrals.

FINRA claimed he intentionally structured 10 cash deposits totaling $50,000 in five personal bank accounts in amounts under the $10,000 currency transaction reporting threshold.

The rep impersonated an elderly customer in an attempt to move his retirement account from a rival institution, the regulator charged.