• August 17, 2023
• ICBA Securities

Wray Rodgers (CRD#: 2842993) is a previously registered Broker.

Broker’s Background

He entered the securities industry in 1997 and previously worked for Vining-Sparks IBG, LLC and ICBA Securities.

Current And Past Allegations Of Conduct

According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in June 2023, FINRA sanctioned Wray Rodgers with an indefinite bar from all capacities, indefinitely, beginning June 7, 2023. The FINRA sanction states, “Without admitting or denying the findings, Rogers consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he refused to appear for on-the-record testimony requested by FINRA in connection with its investigation into whether he engaged in an OBA without providing prior written notice to his member firm and whether he misused customer funds.”

For a copy of the FINRA sanction, click here.

In addition, Wray Rodgers has been the subject of one customer complaints, including the following:

• September 2011 — “CLAIMANT PURCHASED FNMA AND FHLMC PREFERRED SHARES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,892,500 DURING THE PERIOD FEB 2002 AND JAN 2007-FEB 2008. CLAIMANT ALLEGES THAT THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THESE SECURITIES WAS NOT PROPERLY DISCLOSED, AND THAT GOVERNMENT-BACKING OF THESE SECURITIES WAS ERRONEOUSLY REPRESENTED.” The customer dispute was settled for $105,000.

For a copy of Wray Rodgers’s FINRA BrokerCheck, click here.

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