Merrill Lynch to pay $7.2M to customers overcharged for mutual funds
By 
Jaclyn Jaeger2020-06-11T17:23:00
Merrill Lynch will pay more than $7.2 million in restitution and interest to customers who incurred unnecessary sales charges and paid excess fees in connection with mutual fund transactions, FINRA announced.
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