By a vote of 81-16, the United States Senate confirmed Kevin Allen Hassett as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the FDIC proposed amendments to their Community Reinvestment Act regulations in response to recent changes to Regulation C.

The SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued an updated Investor Bulletin on trading in cash accounts and how certain activities can lead to a 90-day account freeze.

The North American Securities Administrators Association encouraged investors to carefully evaluate the circumstances before choosing to invest in binary options.