SEC Chair Mary Jo White announced that she will leave her position when the Obama Administration ends.

At a recent forum on FiNTech innovation, SEC leaders discussed the challenges of regulating new technologies in the securities industry.

The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight granted no-action relief that allows late reporting by the chief compliance officers of non-U.S. swaps dealers.

The SEC awarded $20 million to a whistleblower who "promptly came forward with valuable information that enabled the SEC to move quickly and initiate an enforcement action against wrongdoers before they could squander the money."

FINRA reported findings from a George Washington University School of Business study on student loan debt. The study examined the implications of student loan debt for borrowers and the overall economy.