Bbva Securities INC.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Victor Ramirez in Firm Bbva Securities INC.

November 25, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Victor Ramirez (Ramirez), previously associated with Bbva Securities INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Ramirez recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $5,000.00 on May 17, 2022.

Plaintiff’s alleged representative bore responsibility for their failure to pay insurance premiums leading to the lapse of a life insurance policy.

Broker Raymond Pena in Bbva Securities INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

October 18, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Raymond Pena (Pena), previously associated with Bbva Securities INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Pena recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $1,000,000.00 on April 20, 2023.

Claimant inherited her father’s self-directed brokerage account. In 2015, claimant moved account to firm and pledged the assets to secure a line of credit with firm’s former affiliate bank. Said line of credit was in the name of claimant and her husband (who she has since divorced). Brokerage account was claimant’s sole property under Texas law. Claimant asserts that firm breached its fiduciary duty and failed to make suitable recommendations in allowing claimant to pledge her sole property assets against the joint debt and by allowing her to make equity investments in a self-directed account.

Broker Marcel Schkud in Bbva Securities INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

October 18, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Marcel Schkud (Schkud), previously associated with Bbva Securities INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Schkud recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $1,000,000.00 on April 20, 2023.

Claimant inherited her father’s self-directed brokerage account. In 2015, claimant moved account to firm and pledged the assets to secure a line of credit with firm’s former affiliate bank. Said line of credit was in the name of claimant and her husband (who she has since divorced). Brokerage account was claimant’s sole property under Texas law. Claimant asserts that firm breached its fiduciary duty and failed to make suitable recommendations in allowing claimant to pledge her sole property assets against the joint debt and by allowing her to make equity investments in a self-directed account.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Norma Kresta in Firm Bbva Securities INC.

August 20, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Norma Kresta (Kresta), previously associated with Bbva Securities INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Kresta recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $360,000.00 on September 29, 2022.

In 2002, claimant purchased an offshore variable annuity product issued by NorthStar Financial Services (Bermuda), a Nationwide affiliate. Nationwide later sold NorthStar, and NorthStar is now in receivership because of alleged fraud and mishandling. Claimant has brought an arbitration claim against firm alleging failure to conduct due diligence, negligence, etc. Regarding this 20 year old purchase.