The Senate Finance Committee will hold hearings on July 18, 2017 to discuss overhauling the tax code and to consider the nomination of David J. Kautter as U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.

The House Small Business Committee requested a briefing by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the agency's business lending data collection rulemaking.

Effective October 2, 2017, the delay period applicable to Historic Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine ("TRACE") Data for corporate bonds and agency debt will be reduced from 18 months to six months.

FINRA summarized the latest FINRA news, regulatory notices, guidance and resources in a June 2017 installment of the Monthly Recap Podcast.

Two Florida residents were ordered to pay restitution and penalties, and a New York resident was charged with violations, in relation to separate cases involving commodity pool fraud.