Experts urged regulators to adopt certain structural reforms at a House Financial Services Task Force hearing on the role of primary dealers in Treasury markets and how increasing government debt issuance impacts their capacity to make markets and participate in Treasury auctions.

A firm settled FINRA charges for failing to establish adequate supervisory procedures to monitor registered representatives' outside brokerage accounts.

In its semiannual Supervision and Regulation Report, the Federal Reserve Board assessed the condition of the banking sector, recent regulatory actions, and current supervisory priorities.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins outlined a plan to revitalize U.S. capital markets by overhauling the disclosure regime. He argued that decades of "regulatory creep" have undermined competitiveness and limited opportunities for everyday investors.

The OCC, the Federal Reserve Board, and the FDIC requested comment on ways to streamline the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income ("Call Report") forms and instructions.