U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Richard P. Donoghue to serve as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman appointed Robert Khuzami as Deputy U.S. Attorney.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency assessed a $70 million civil monetary penalty against a bank for failing to comply with a previous consent order to remedy deficiencies identified in its Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering programs.

FINRA proposed extending the expiration date of FINRA Rule 0180 ("Application of Rules to Security-Based Swaps") to February 12, 2019.

An attorney consented to a final judgment to resolve SEC charges of registration violations in connection with improper opinion letters issued to allow for the sale of control securities.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System requested comments on proposed guidance related to supervisory expectations for large financial institutions' risk management practices.