The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 in a party line vote. The bill is intended to build on the JOBS Act of 2012 by reducing the regulatory burdens on certain capital raising transactions.
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The OCC, FRB and FDIC requested comment on a set of rules as part of a process to identify "outdated" or "unnecessary" regulatory requirements on insured depository institutions and their holding companies.
The SEC adopted final rules on (i) the mandatory clearing of transactions in Treasury securities and (ii) the application of the broker-dealer customer protection rule to Treasury securities.
The CFPB reviewed federal student loan servicing practices since required repayments have resumed.
In its "Review of the 'Accredited Investor' Definition," a report required under Dodd-Frank, the SEC considered the evolution of the definition of the term "accredited investor," and cited statistics detailing how the impact of the definition has changed over time.