Broker-Dealer Must Pay a Customer over $1 Million in a Variable Annuity Fraud Claim
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:
Wilbanks Securities, an Oklahoma City-based firm, has been ordered by a FINRA panel to pay over $1 million to a customer in a recent arbitration decision. The customer’s allegations stem from the BD’s sale of a Landmark variable annuity. According to the complaint, Wilbanks Securities guaranteed the customer a yield of 7% with compounded annual growth, which turned out to be a complete fabrication. The former customer accused Wilbanks Securities of common law fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligent supervision and a violation of the Colorado Securities Act.
Moreover, this case is an example of what seems to be a trend in customer arbitration claims involving annuities. Claims involving annuities have risen by 31% last year to 242. Experts point to the potential implementation of the fiduciary rule, which would place conditions on the sale of annuities.
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