The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency named Bob Phelps as Deputy Comptroller for Supervision Risk Management.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Chief Counsel Amy Friend will retire from her position on November 11, 2017. She served as OCC Chief Counsel since 2013, and previously served as Assistant Chief Counsel from 1998 to 2008.

The SEC awarded more than $1 million to a whistleblower for reporting information regarding a securities violation that impacted retail investors.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rescinded previously issued guidance concerning deposit advance products.

The SEC filed fraud charges against several former officers and employees of a Mexico-based homebuilding company.