Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch is the wealth management division of Bank of America, providing investment brokerage, wealth management, and financial advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional investors.

CCI Score

-48.96

0.03% April 18

Latest Event

PAC Profile: Merrill Lynch – Political Contributions and Lobbying

The OpenSecrets profile highlights Merrill Lynch's involvement in campaign contributions and lobbying activities. This political engagement, as evidenced by their PAC contributions, raises concerns about the potential for corporate influence in shaping policies that favor authoritarian agendas.

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Merrill Lynch is currently rated as a Quisling.

-44 to -59 CCI Score

These companies are fully aligned with authoritarian regimes. They not only support but also enforce oppressive policies, playing a significant role in the regime’s operational apparatus and contributing directly to its consolidation of power.

Latest Events

MAR

22

2025

PAC Profile: Merrill Lynch – Political Contributions and Lobbying
-39.70

The OpenSecrets profile highlights Merrill Lynch's involvement in campaign contributions and lobbying activities. This political engagement, as evidenced by their PAC contributions, raises concerns about the potential for corporate influence in shaping policies that favor authoritarian agendas.
-40

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

March 22

Merrill Lynch's documented involvement in political contributions and lobbying efforts, as shown in the OpenSecrets PAC profile, reflects a level of engagement that may indirectly support authoritarian practices by influencing policy decisions. From an anti-fascist perspective, such activities contribute to undermining democratic accountability and facilitate the rise of authoritarianism.

PAC Profile: Merrill Lynch • OpenSecrets
JAN

23

2025

Client Profile: Merrill Lynch - Lobbying
-68.38

The article details Merrill Lynch's extensive lobbying activities as reported by OpenSecrets. The lobbying expenditures, recorded up to January 23, 2025, demonstrate the company's active involvement in influencing policy, potentially aligning corporate interests with political processes that may undermine democratic accountability. This level of political contribution raises concerns about potential support for authoritarian tendencies.
-70

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

March 22

Merrill Lynch's documented lobbying efforts, as detailed by OpenSecrets, suggest significant attempts to influence legislative and regulatory processes. Such influence can favor corporate interests at the expense of democratic accountability, potentially bolstering authoritarian policies. The activity is therefore rated negatively from a public and political behavior perspective.

Merrill Lynch Lobbying Profile • OpenSecrets
JUN

30

2024

Merrill Lynch Political Contributions and Lobbying Practices
-46.15

Analysis of Bank of America's political activities -- including substantial PAC operations, trade association memberships, and federal lobbying expenditures -- which indicate deep corporate involvement in the political process. As a division of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch is connected to practices that can influence policy in ways that may support authoritarian outcomes.
-50

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

March 22

The article details Bank of America's extensive political contributions and lobbying efforts, highlighting its significant PAC program and multi-million dollar federal lobbying expenses. From an anti-fascist perspective, these actions risk exacerbating undue corporate influence on public policy and democratic processes, potentially fueling authoritarian trends. Given Merrill Lynch's affiliation with Bank of America, this involvement is concerning.

Political Activities | Bank of America Corporation (BAC)
NOV

02

2020

Bank of America Executive's Political Contributions Raise Questions
-41.61

A senior Bank of America executive, formerly at Merrill Lynch, emerged as one of the top Republican donors, contributing substantial sums to GOP-affiliated groups. These donations are seen as part of a broader pattern of executive political engagement that could help promote policies favorable to authoritarian and far-right agendas.
-70

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

March 22

The significant contributions made by the executive to Republican-aligned political groups indicate a deliberate use of political donations to shape market and regulatory outcomes. This action is seen as supporting authoritarian tendencies by enabling political favoritism and undermining balanced democratic processes.

Bank of America executive emerges as big Republican donor
-60

Executive Political Engagement

March 22

The executive's active and high-profile political engagement, marked by a sharp increase in donations over recent cycles, underscores a concerning trend of corporate executives leveraging their financial clout to influence political agendas. This behavior is interpreted as a direct endorsement of policies that may empower authoritarian governance structures.

Bank of America executive emerges as big Republican donor