OCC Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian P. Brooks departed the agency on January 14, 2021.

FinCEN extended comment periods on a proposal concerning transactions that involve convertible virtual currency and digital assets with legal tender status.

In a 2020 Annual Report, the MSRB highlighted its responses to COVID-19, and its initiatives on disclosure, data transparency and Regulation Best Interest.

SIFMA updated model disclosure documents for municipal security underwriters. The model disclosure documents address updated conduct requirements on municipal securities and municipal advisory activities.

The DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration issued guidance to plan fiduciaries on locating and distributing retirement benefits to nonresponsive or missing plan participants.