MERRILL LYNCH as FEC employer text: $24.0M

A legacy wire-house name in the ranking

Filers still type MERRILL LYNCH years after holding-company changes. The $24.0M total is that stored spelling. It is not a complete Bank of America family rollup, and it is not the firm's own political spending.

NAICS 523 is not applied. INVESTOR and INVESTMENTS remain generic-word rows. People who typed those words without the brokerage name are not in $24.0M.

2,636 donors, 49,601 lines, $24.0M

2,636 donors produced 49,601 MERRILL LYNCH contribution lines totaling $24.0M. Unique-donor count sits near the GOOGLE and GOLDMAN SACHS employer rows, with a smaller dollar headline than the shorter Goldman spelling.

Party share is not on the industry headline. PAC and independent-expenditure activity is not inside $24.0M.

Bank of America and Goldman variants

Bank of America, BofA Merrill, and other legal names are different strings if that is what donors typed. GOLDMAN SACHS versus GOLDMAN SACHS & CO already shows how punctuation splits finance employers. This page does not merge Merrill into a parent-company total.

Occupation pages show titles (financial advisor, VP) next to MERRILL LYNCH. Those titles are not a NAICS overlay. Wire-house letterhead outlived holding-company charts. The $24.0M total is 2,636 donors and 49,601 lines tagged MERRILL LYNCH. Bank of America, BofA, and successor legal names are other strings if typed. Advisors who typed INVESTOR without the brand sit on the generic-title row.

Donor table

The MERRILL LYNCH donor table lists disclosed names and amounts. A large gift is a public individual contribution. It is not evidence about a client's account or a municipal deal. LobbyVault does not infer motive from the employer name.

Alumni who left the wire house but still type MERRILL LYNCH share the string with current advisors. The FEC field is not an HR roster. FINRA CRD numbers are not in this industry key. LobbyVault does not certify that a donor is currently registered. Alumni who still type MERRILL LYNCH remain among the 2,636.

Source

FEC.gov via LobbyVault: $24.0M, 49,601 contributions, 2,636 donors, top employer MERRILL LYNCH. Unitemized and non-federal activity are omitted.

Follow recipient committees from the table. GOLDMAN SACHS and GOLDMAN SACHS & CO show how punctuation splits finance employers. Merrill punctuation variants, if they exist, would be additional keys. This page is the two-word MERRILL LYNCH spelling only.

Holding-company names this wire-house string misses

MERRILL LYNCH as typed is not Bank of America, BofA, or every legal successor name. The $24.0M total, 49,601 contribution lines, and 2,636 donors are this spelling. GOLDMAN SACHS variants, INVESTOR, and INVESTMENTS are other keys. Unitemized gifts, state races, and bank PACs are omitted. LobbyVault does not certify current employment from a legacy letterhead.

Occupation pages show advisor and officer titles next to MERRILL LYNCH. Alumni who still type the wire-house name remain in the string. Open the donor table for names and committees. The employer text is self-reported FEC text, not NAICS 523, from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. Bank PACs are committees. Individual Merrill-string receipts are not those PACs' spending. Cite $24.0M as itemized individual receipts from FEC.gov via LobbyVault, not NAICS 523 and not a holding-company political budget. Holding-company charts changed; many filers still type MERRILL LYNCH. The $24.0M total is 2,636 donors and 49,601 lines with that letterhead. Bank of America and BofA are other strings if typed. INVESTOR without the brand sits on the generic-title row. GOLDMAN SACHS punctuation variants show how finance employers split; Merrill variants would be additional keys if stored. FINRA registration is not certified here. Alumni remain in the 2,636. Bank PACs remain committees. Occupation pages show advisor titles next to this employer. Unitemized gifts and state races are omitted. Cite $24.0M from FEC.gov via LobbyVault, not NAICS 523 and not a parent-company political budget. Org charts say Bank of America; 2,636 filers still typed MERRILL LYNCH, producing 49,601 lines and $24.0M. BofA as a different string, if stored, is another key. INVESTOR without the brand sits on the generic title. Goldman punctuation variants already prove finance names split. FINRA status is not certified. Alumni remain. Bank PACs remain committees. Occupation pages show advisor titles. FEC.gov via LobbyVault stores this letterhead, not a parent-company budget.

Questions

How much have MERRILL LYNCH-listed donors given federally?

LobbyVault attributes $24.0M to the MERRILL LYNCH employer string, from 49,601 contributions and 2,636 donors. This is individual receipts, not Bank of America's PAC, and not a NAICS securities total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

Is this Bank of America corporate spending?

No. These are itemized individual contributions whose employer text is MERRILL LYNCH. Corporate treasury and committee PACs are other FEC categories. Bank of America as a typed string would be a different key if it appears. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

Does this include Goldman Sachs employees?

No. GOLDMAN SACHS and GOLDMAN SACHS & CO are separate employer strings with their own totals. INVESTOR and INVESTMENTS are generic-word rows. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

How many unique donors listed MERRILL LYNCH?

The rollup counts 2,636 donors and 49,601 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not an employee headcount from the firm. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.