Federal Reserve System Governor Lael Brainard described how the agency is "well-positioned" to shape emerging financial technology innovation.

The SEC Division of Trading and Markets granted several exchanges an exemption from certain provisions of the plan to implement a Tick Size Pilot Program. The provisions address, among other things, the collection and publication of Pilot data.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Ombudsman Office published its annual report.

The SEC Division of Corporation Finance provided guidance to issuers of Asset-Backed Securities regarding certain programming changes to the EDGAR system.

President-elect Donald J. Trump touted his selection of Steven Mnuchin as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury, while Senate Democrats decried the selection.