The SEC announced that Consolidated Audit Trail participants withdrew a proposed amendment to implement a revised funding model for the CAT and to impose a related fee schedule.

GAO identified deficiencies in the SEC's oversight of FINRA and offered recommendations for enhancing SEC oversight.

The FRB, the FDIC and the OCC extended previously issued no-action relief to asset managers and other institutions from certain regulations that limit extensions of credit to "insiders."

The DOJ's Antitrust Division requested feedback from the public regarding the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines as to whether current bank merger review is sufficient to prevent harmful mergers and accounts for the full range of competitive factors under the laws.

President Biden signed an Executive Order authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to impose sanctions on foreign persons engaged in drug trafficking.