The CFTC gave notice that it intends to survey futures commission merchants and introducing brokers on the direct costs of complying with Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering requirements.

SIFMA, the Investment Company Institute and a number of other financial trade associations expressed support for the "Financial Exploitation Prevention Act," a bipartisan bill to "provide critical tools to address suspected financial exploitation of [seniors]."

The House Financial Services Committee marked up a series of bills for final consideration, including the "Protecting Private Job Creators Act" which "addresses disclosures in over-the-counter markets and imposes requirements upon broker-dealers who publish quotations in such markets."

The American Bankers Association supported the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed amendments to eliminate disparate impact liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins asserted that the SEC's data collection tools, including the Consolidated Audit Trail, swap data repositories, and Form PF, have expanded in ways that "increasingly put the liberty of America investors at risk."