House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) asked the Federal Reserve Board and FDIC for more time to review the proposed merger of BB&T Corporation with SunTrust Banks, Inc.

The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services elected Representative Michael San Nicolas (D-GU) as Vice Chair.

The CFTC Whistleblower Office asked the public to report virtual currency fraud.

A bipartisan group of Attorneys General urged policymakers to establish a safe harbor for financial institutions providing services to state-licensed cannabis businesses.

President Donald J. Trump authorized the imposition of sanctions on persons, entities and their associates operating in the iron, steel, aluminum or copper sectors of Iran.