SEC Charges Georgia-based First Liberty Building & Loan and its Owner for Operating a $140 Million Ponzi Scheme - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed charges seeking an asset freeze and other emergency relief against Newnan, Georgia-based First Liberty Building & Loan, LLC and its founder and owner Edwin Brant Frost IV in…...
SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Discuss Regulatory Framework for Finders and Continue Exploring Regulation A - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting at the SEC Headquarters in Washington D.C on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 10 a.m. E.T. The meeting will be open to the...
SEC Publishes Data on Broker-Dealers, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Business Development Companies - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has published new reports and data on broker-dealers, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and business development companies (BDCs). Today’s reports provide...
SEC Extends Compliance Date to Help Broker-Dealers Fully Test and Implement Daily Reserve Computation Requirement - The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to extend the compliance date to June 30, 2026, for the amendments to Rule 15c3-3 (the broker-dealer customer protection rule) that the Commission adopted on Dec. 20, 2024. The amendments require...
SEC Office of the Investor Advocate Delivers to Congress Report on Objectives for Fiscal Year 2026 - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Investor Advocate today delivered its Report to Congress on the office’s objectives for fiscal year 2026. As detailed in the report, the Investor Advocate’s priorities for fiscal year...