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BofA to Pay SEC $7.5 Million Over Reporting Lapse Allegations

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We need to produce a JSON object with fields: seo_title, summary, key_entities, expert_faq, internal_link_anchor, primary_keyword, secondary_keywords, content_type.

Constraints: summary 180-250 words, exactly 3-4 paragraphs separated by \n\n. Each paragraph 45-65 words (so total 135-195? Wait they say each paragraph 45-65 words, and total 180-250 words. If 3 paragraphs, each 45-65 => total 135-195. If 4 paragraphs => 180-260. So to meet 180-250, we likely need 4 paragraphs each around 45-55 words. Let's aim for 4 paragraphs of about 50 words each => 200 words.

We must bold a few key details using double asterisks, 3-5 total across summary. Bold only key company name, critical dollar figure, or single most important fact. We'll bold Bank of America, $7.5 million, maybe Merrill Lynch, maybe SEC. But need 3-5 total. Let's bold: Bank of America, $7.5 million, Merrill Lynch, SEC. That's 4.

We must not bold generic words.

Now we need to extract info from source: The source is messy but key info: Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $7.5 million to SEC to settle allegations that its Merrill Lynch brokerage failed to properly file all required suspicious activity reports, according to an administrative action filed Monday. The agency said Merrill didn’t investigate all the suspicious activity it should have between April 2020 and September 2024 because of the way its corporate parent flagged some transactions for additional scrutiny.

We can add context: This is about anti-money laundering compliance, SAR filings, etc. But we must not invent facts not in source. We can infer that it's a reporting lapse, but we shouldn't add specifics like "anti-money laundering" unless implied. The source mentions suspicious activity reports (SARs) and failure to file. That's implied AML. We can say "suspicious activity reports (SARs)" as it's in source. It's okay.

We must not invent quotes, numbers, dates not in source. The date of filing: Monday (bu