Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair of Supervision Randal K. Quarles addressed challenges to financial stability and the economy due to COVID-19.

The Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, the OCC, the National Credit Union Administration and state financial regulators provided guidance to examiners for assessing the "safety and soundness" of a financial institution during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The European Commission proposed three draft delegated acts concerning supervision of third-country central counterparties by the European Securities and Markets Authority.

At an SEC Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee meeting, SEC Chair Jay Clayton and Commissioners Elad L. Roisman and Hester M. Peirce addressed issuers concerning rating agencies, bond pricing, trade transparency and internal fund crosses.

FINRA issued a request for comment on security-based swap activities and how FINRA rules might apply to those activities.

The CFPB extended the comment deadline an additional 60 days on a supplemental rule proposal to amend certain requirements on the collection of time-barred debts. The new comment deadline is August 4, 2020.

In remarks to the Financial Stability Oversight Council, SEC Chair Jay Clayton offered observations on the current state of the capital markets and efforts undertaken by the SEC to mitigate systemic risk.

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles and OCC Comptroller Joseph M. Otting described supervisory and regulatory actions to support "consumers, households and businesses" and ongoing efforts to strengthen the banking system.

A CFTC final rule to exempt certain transactions with the European Stability Mechanism from uncleared swap margin requirements was published in the Federal Register.

In its Annual Report on regulatory compliance by state-registered investment advisers, the North American Securities Administrators Association found that cybersecurity deficiencies are on the rise.

The MSRB Board of Directors reviewed measures to provide data and resources to stakeholders, including the publication of daily trading summaries and weekly state and local disclosure report summaries.

The CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee debated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural commodity markets.

The North American Securities Administrators Association offered state-by-state COVID-19-related regulatory information and relief provided in response to COVID-19.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council updated its "Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual."

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Housing Finance Agency introduced a new program to enable the agencies "to share servicing information to protect borrowers during the coronavirus national emergency."

The CFTC adopted a final rule to exempt certain transactions with the European Stability Mechanism from uncleared margin requirements.

SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee advised the SEC to extend comment deadlines and weigh enforcement actions carefully in light of the altered economic and social landscape.

The Federal Reserve Board offered adjustments to its supervisory approach during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The CFPB issued its semi-annual report to Congress. The report highlighted significant financial product and service issues consumers faced between April 1, 2019 and September 30, 2019.

A CFPB-proposed rule requiring debt collectors to make certain disclosures when collecting time-barred debts was published in the Federal Register.

The CFPB updated a rule proposal designed to clarify certain restrictions and address predatory debt collection practices.

SEC Office of Credit Ratings Director Jessica Kane highlighted developments in the regulation of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and solicited feedback on current disclosure obligations.

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Randal K. Quarles offered recommendations to strengthen bank supervision and communication.

On July 8, 2019, the SEC and FINRA addressed issues concerning the application of customer protection, recordkeeping and reporting rules to digital asset securities and transactions.

On December 6, 2019, experts testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the impact of artificial intelligence on investing, the financial services workforce, and compliance and risk management.