The CFTC approved a final rule that establishes an alternative to the fingerprinting requirement for a foreign person who applies for registration with the CFTC as an associated person or the principal of a registered intermediary.

Senator Elizabeth Warren urged the SEC to investigate whether four companies violated securities laws by making statements to investors that contradict public comments they made when challenging the DOL Conflict of Interest Rule.

The OCC issued a white paper summarizing its research on "responsible innovation" in the federal banking system. Comments on the paper must be submitted by May 31, 2016.

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin asserted that the key tools for reducing response times to cyber threats are preparation, coordination and practice across the financial sector.

GE Capital urged the Financial Stability Oversight Council to rescind its designation as a nonbank Systemically Important Financial Institution due to its "complete transformation" into a "smaller, simpler and less interconnected" company.