SEC Enforcement Actions Tracker

SEC Enforcement Actions Tracker monitors SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings in real time from the SEC's official RSS feeds. The SEC brings 400–700 enforcement actions per year — this actor makes that data searchable and structured, so compliance teams, due diligence analysts, and researchers can track regulatory actions by company, individual, category, and settlement size.

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Why use SEC Enforcement Actions Tracker?

1. Counterparty due diligence — Before partnering with or investing in a company, check whether its executives or the entity itself have been subject to SEC enforcement actions.
2. Compliance monitoring — Regulated entities (RIAs, broker-dealers, fund managers) need to know when enforcement actions involve similar firms, which may signal regulatory focus areas.
3. Crypto regulatory tracking — The SEC has been aggressively pursuing crypto enforcement. Filter by category: "crypto" to monitor the latest actions against exchanges, token issuers, and DeFi protocols.
4. FCPA enforcement — Track Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases for international compliance exposure monitoring.
5. Settlement amount tracking — Extract dollar amounts from disgorgement orders and civil penalties to quantify enforcement severity over time.

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How to use

1. Open the actor on Apify Store and click Try for free.
2. Set daysBack to define your lookback window.
3. Optionally filter by category (fraud, insider_trading, crypto, fcpa, etc.) and keyword to narrow results.
4. Set minSettlementM to focus only on large enforcement actions.
5. Click Start. Results are structured enforcement action records from SEC press releases.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
daysBack	number	30	How far back to search SEC enforcement RSS feeds
category	string	""	Filter category: fraud, insider_trading, crypto, fcpa, market_manipulation, aml, accounting_fraud (empty = all)
keyword	string	""	Search keyword in action title/description (e.g. company or person name)
minSettlementM	number	0	Minimum settlement/disgorgement amount in millions USD
actionType	string	""	Filter by type: litigation_release or admin_proceeding (empty = both)
maxResults	number	50	Maximum records to return

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Output

{
  "title": "SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao with Wide-Ranging Violations",
  "link": "https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr-26000.htm",
  "pub_date": "2026-08-21",
  "description": "The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged...",
  "action_type": "litigation_release",
  "category": "crypto",
  "settlement_amount": 4300000000,
  "settlement_amount_m": 4300
}

{
  "title": "SEC Bars Former Portfolio Manager for Insider Trading on Merger Targets",
  "link": "https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2026/34-99999.pdf",
  "pub_date": "2026-08-19",
  "description": "The SEC has issued an order barring John Smith...",
  "action_type": "admin_proceeding",
  "category": "insider_trading",
  "settlement_amount": 2500000,
  "settlement_amount_m": 2.5
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Full enforcement action title from SEC press release
link	string	URL to the SEC press release or order
pub_date	string	Publication date (YYYY-MM-DD)
description	string	Summary text from the SEC release
action_type	string	litigation_release (civil court) or admin_proceeding (SEC administrative)
category	string	Classified action category (see below)
settlement_amount	float	Extracted dollar amount in USD (null if not found)
settlement_amount_m	float	Settlement amount in millions USD

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Category classification

Category	What it covers
fraud	Securities fraud, Ponzi schemes, investment fraud
insider_trading	Trading on material non-public information
crypto	Crypto exchanges, token offerings, DeFi, NFTs
fcpa	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (bribery of foreign officials)
market_manipulation	Pump-and-dump, spoofing, layering
aml	Anti-money laundering violations
accounting_fraud	Financial statement fraud, revenue recognition

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Data sources

Source	Coverage
SEC Litigation Releases RSS	Civil actions filed in federal court
SEC Administrative Proceedings RSS	In-house SEC orders and sanctions

Both feeds are official SEC publications with same-day updates when new actions are announced.

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Cost estimation

Pay-Per-Event: $0.005 per actor start + $0.01 per enforcement action returned.

Use case	Records	Estimated cost
30-day all categories	~40–80	$0.40–$0.80/run
90-day crypto only	~20–50	$0.20–$0.50/run
Daily compliance monitoring	~2–5/day	$0.02–$0.05/day
Large settlements only (>$50M)	~5–15	$0.05–$0.15/run

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FAQ

How quickly do new enforcement actions appear? The SEC RSS feed is updated within hours of the official press release. Set up a daily scheduled run to stay current.

Does it include both civil and administrative actions? Yes — litigation_release records are civil court actions; admin_proceeding records are administrative orders issued by the SEC. Both are included by default.

Can I search for a specific company or executive? Yes — use the keyword field to filter by name. For example, keyword: "Goldman Sachs" or keyword: "Elon Musk".

Is the settlement amount always available? No — the SEC release text doesn't always state a dollar figure. The actor extracts amounts where they appear; settlement_amount is null when not found.

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• Credit Rating Change Tracker — Rating downgrades often follow major SEC enforcement
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• Short Interest Tracker — High short interest can reflect anticipated enforcement

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