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CLIENT ALLEGES THAT HIS ADVISOR MISREPRESENTED THE FEATURES OF HIS VARIABLE ANNUITY AND IT WAS NOT SUITABLE. ALLEGED DATES 11/03/2016-09/17/2019
Damage Amount Requested
$20,697.04
11/14/2018
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
Respondent Montano failed to comply with an arbitration award or settlement agreement or to satisfactorily respond to a FINRA request to provide information concerning the status of compliance.
Resolution
Letter
Sanctions
Suspension
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Duration
Indefinite
Duration Explanation
Continues until required payment is made or discharged.
Start Date
11/14/2018
Regulator Statement
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 3 of FINRA By-Laws, and FINRA Rule 9554, Respondent Montano is suspended on November 14, 2018 for failure to comply with an arbitration award or settlement agreement or to satisfactorily respond to a FINRA request to provide information concerning the status of compliance.
3/16/2018
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
Respondent Montano failed to comply with an arbitration award or settlement agreement or to satisfactorily respond to a FINRA request to provide information concerning the status of compliance.
Resolution
letter
Sanctions
Suspension
Registration Capacities Affected
All capacities
Duration
Indefinite
Duration Explanation
Continues until required payment is made or discharged.
Start Date
3/16/2018
Regulator Statement
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 3 of FINRA By-Laws, and FINRA Rule 9554, Respondent Montano is suspended on March 16, 2018, for failure to comply with an arbitration award or settlement agreement or to satisfactorily respond to a FINRA request to provide information concerning the status of compliance.
7/5/2017
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Customer alleges unsuitability and misrepresentation against representative in connection with equity transactions.
Damage Amount Requested
$90,000.00
Settlement Amount
$17,500.00
4/17/2017
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
Respondent Montano failed to pay fines and/or costs of $5,000 in FINRA Case #2016049236701.
Resolution
Letter
Sanctions
Revocation
Regulator Statement
Pursuant to FINRA Rule 8320, Respondent Montano's FINRA registration is revoked as of the close of business on April 17, 2017 for failure to pay fines and/or costs.
12/21/2016
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
Without admitting or denying the findings, Montano consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that he accepted loans from two customers of his member firm. The findings stated that Montano was unrelated to the customers and the firm prohibited its registered representatives from loaning or borrowing money to or from customers who were not family members. One of the loans is still unpaid.
Resolution
Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)
Sanctions
Civil and Administrative Penalty(ies)/Fine(s)
Amount
$5,000.00
Sanctions
Suspension
Registration Capacities Affected
all capacities
Duration
three months
Start Date
1/3/2017
End Date
4/2/2017
License(s)
The broker is not currently registered with any state or SRO.
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IA
Investment Adviser
An investment adviser is paid for providing advice about securities to clients. In addition, some investment advisers manage investment portfolios and offer financial planning services.
Disclosures
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Disclosures can be customer complaints or arbitrations, regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings and certain civil or criminal proceedings that they were a part of.