On October 11, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that a CFPB interpretation of provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act "violated bedrock principles of due process," and that the organizational structure of the CFPB violated Article II of the constitution.

The SEC filed 868 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2016, with a material increase in charges of financial misconduct related to investment companies, investment advisers, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo called for a "thorough and unbiased analysis by U.S. financial regulators and their overseas counterparts of the systemic risk of unprecedented capital constraining regulations on global financial and risk-transfer markets."

The CFTC voted unanimously to propose rules and interpretations that address the cross-border application of certain swap provisions under the CEA.

FINRA announced that "firms that elect to submit clearing-eligible trades to the Alternative Display Facility using 'Trade Match' or 'Trade Acceptance' functionality must identify only a contra party that is another ADF participant with access to the ADF and the ability to view and take action with respect to the submission."