FINRA reminded firms to comply with FINRA requests for information, testimony, inspection and records, regardless of where the firm or its operations are located.

In a speech before the Coin Center, a regulatory crypto-policy non-profit organization, SEC Commissioner Peirce spoke of her hopes for the crypto industry and of her plans to return to private life after leaving the Commission.

The Institute of International Bankers ("IIB") urged U.S. banking regulators to revise the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's "Country Exposure Report Form" ("FFIEC 009,") warning that flaws in the form distort foreign exposure data and drive disproportionate prudential standards.

SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins restored the Commission’s prior practice of "permitting a settling entity to request that the Commission simultaneously consider an offer of settlement that addresses both an underlying Commission enforcement action and any related waiver request."

Two related firms settled FINRA charges for trade reporting and supervisory failures across equity, options, and fractional share transactions.