The SEC charged Harry Dean Proudfoot III of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and his children Matthew Dale Proudfoot and Laurie Anne Vrvilo with violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Proudfoot's raised at least $2.7 million from approximately 140 investors in 23 states through their Portland, Oregon-based company 3 Eagles Research Development LLC (3 Eagles). They told investors their company would extract gold worth more than $11 billion from gravel pits in central Ohio. However, 3 Eagles did not have rights to much of the property it claimed to be mining for

The strike price intervals would be $0.50 or greater where the strike price is less than $75 and $1 or greater where the strike price is above that. View release in full here (links externally to SEC website).

From January 1, 2006 until April 2, 2009, Centaur Management, a registered investment adviser, directed its client, Argent Classic Convertible Arbitrage Fund, to provide Centaur with approximately $15 million in interest free loans. Centaur used these loans to fund the payroll for employees who provided management and accounting services for up to fourteen related funds. Centaur failed to disclose the loan practice to Argent Classic investors, and thus deprived Argent Classic of its use of capital. The loans were described in Argent Classic's audited financial statements as payroll receivables

Credit card "add-ons "are services provided by a credit card issuer in addition to credit. Examples of these services are ID protection services, credit score tracking and other supplemental services. This release outlines the history of credit card add-ons, how they affect credit card customers, what laws are in place for the protection of consumers, and the CFPB's most recent activities in this area. View memo in full here (links externally to CFPB website).

On Thursday, July 26, 2012 the CFTC will hold a public meeting of the Technology Advisory Committee to focus on possible technological solutions to improve direct access to customer segregated accounts. Topics will include identifying and exploring technological issues and possible solutions to enable SROs and public customers to verify the location and status of funds held in customer segregated accounts and develop technological solutions that enable real-time detection and automated alerts of unauthorized transfers of customer funds. The meeting is open to the public with seating on a first