Oakbridge Financial Advisor Under FINRA Investigation for Alleged “Church” Bond Scheme
Steven Larson of Nisswa, Minnesota was named as a Respondent in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) complaint that alleges he made “numerous misstatements or omissions of material facts concerning the present values and safety of church bonds.” These “church” bonds were issued by religious organizations to build, upgrade, or better church property and cannot be used directly to generate revenue. Mr. Larson has been associated with FINRA since 1993 as a broker dealer and has been registered with Oakbridge Financial Services, Inc. (Oakbridge) since August 2011. FINRA alleges that between May 2013 and March 2015, while associated with Oakbridge, Mr. Larson made a series of false statements and material omissions of fact, both to his customers and to FINRA.
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