diff --git a/src/Numerics/NonConvergenceException.cs b/src/Numerics/NonConvergenceException.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf800d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Numerics/NonConvergenceException.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using MathNet.Numerics.Properties;
+
+namespace MathNet.Numerics
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An algorithm failed to converge.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class NonConvergenceException : Exception
+    {
+        public NonConvergenceException() : base(Resources.ConvergenceFailed)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public NonConvergenceException(string message) : base(message)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public NonConvergenceException(string message, Exception innerException) : base(message, innerException)
+        {
+        }
+
+        protected NonConvergenceException(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context) : base(info, context)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Numerics.csproj b/src/Numerics/Numerics.csproj
index 2eee6c0b..8faea8be 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Numerics.csproj
+++ b/src/Numerics/Numerics.csproj
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Financial\AbsoluteRiskMeasures.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LinearAlgebra\Generic\Matrix.BCL.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LinearAlgebra\Generic\Vector.BCL.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="NonConvergenceException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="RootFinding\Bracketing.cs" />
     <Compile Include="RootFinding\FindRoots.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="RootFinding\RootFindingException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SpecialFunctions\Evaluate.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SpecialFunctions\ModifiedStruve.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SpecialFunctions\ModifiedBessel.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Numerics/RootFinding/FindRoots.cs b/src/Numerics/RootFinding/FindRoots.cs
index 5604cabf..6a4e243b 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/RootFinding/FindRoots.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/RootFinding/FindRoots.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using MathNet.Numerics.Properties;
 
 namespace MathNet.Numerics.RootFinding
 {
@@ -16,15 +15,14 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.RootFinding
         /// Algorithm by by Brent, Van Wijngaarden, Dekker et al.
         /// Implementation inspired by Press, Teukolsky, Vetterling, and Flannery, "Numerical Recipes in C", 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press
         /// </remarks>
+        /// <exception cref="NonConvergenceException"></exception>
 	    public static double BrentMethod(Func<double, double> f, double xmin, double xmax, double accuracy = 1e-8, int maxIterations = 100)
         {
-	        double xMid = 0;
-	        double d = 0.0, e = 0.0;
-
             double fxmin = f(xmin);
             double fxmax = f(xmax);
             double root = xmax;
             double froot = fxmax;
+            double d = 0.0, e = 0.0;
 
             for (int i = 0; i <= maxIterations; i++)
             {
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.RootFinding
 
                 // convergence check
                 double xAcc1 = 2.0 * Precision.DoubleMachinePrecision * Math.Abs(root) + 0.5 * accuracy;
-                xMid = (xmax - root) / 2.0;
+                double xMid = (xmax - root) / 2.0;
                 if (Math.Abs(xMid) <= xAcc1 || froot.AlmostEqualWithAbsoluteError(0, froot, accuracy))
                 {
                     return root;
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.RootFinding
             }
 
             // The algorithm has exceeded the number of iterations allowed
-            throw new RootFindingException(Resources.AccuracyNotReached, maxIterations, xmin, xmax, Math.Abs(xMid));
+            throw new NonConvergenceException();
         }
 
         /// <summary>Helper method useful for preventing rounding errors.</summary>
diff --git a/src/Numerics/RootFinding/RootFindingException.cs b/src/Numerics/RootFinding/RootFindingException.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3aaac181..00000000
--- a/src/Numerics/RootFinding/RootFindingException.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace MathNet.Numerics.RootFinding
-{
-    public class RootFindingException : Exception
-    {
-        public RootFindingException(string message, int iteration, double rangeMin, double rangeMax, double accuracy)
-            : base(message)
-        {
-            Iteration = iteration;
-            RangeMin = rangeMin;
-            RangeMax = rangeMax;
-            Accuracy = accuracy;
-        }
-
-        public int Iteration { get; set; }
-        public double RangeMin { get; set; }
-        public double RangeMax { get; set; }
-        public double Accuracy { set; get; }
-    }
-}
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