A broker settled FINRA charges for agreeing to be named a beneficiary to a customer's life insurance policy without notifying or receiving written approval from his firm.

In a speech to European bankers, SEC Chair Paul Atkins highlighted efforts to make U.S. capital markets more competitive and pledged to cooperate with European securities regulators to "understand one another’s regulatory frameworks, anticipate potential points of friction, and prevent differences from becoming divisions that might otherwise affect cross-border market activity."

The CFTC withdrew a 2024 rulemaking on "gaming" and a related staff advisory concerning sports-related event contracts.

In the newly released and final 2026 stress testing scenarios for large banks, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors maintained current stress capital buffer requirements.

Senate Democrats urged CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought to rescind a proposed rule to eliminate the "disparate impact" test under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.