State banking associations urged the Treasury Department to evaluate whether the modern credit union industry continues to warrant its longstanding tax-exempt status.

The SEC extended exemptive relief on certain CAT NMS Plan requirements that mandate reporting linkages between customer orders and representative orders.

The Federal Trade Commission provided new guidance on "the factors it will consider when deciding whether to refer alleged violations of criminal regulatory offenses to the U.S. Department of Justice for prosecution."

The SEC voted to allow exchanges that list and trade bitcoin- and ether-based Commodity Based Trust Shares, "to engage in creations and redemptions of their shares with authorized participants on an in-kind basis."

In a comment letter to the Treasury Department, the Investment Company Institute ("ICI") reviewed the first six months of implementation of the Outbound Investment Security Program ("OIS Program") rule.