The MSRB proposed changes to rules on customer account transfers in order to provide a uniform standard for all municipal securities dealers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will evaluate the Ability to Repay / Qualified Mortgage ("ATR/QM") Rule, which is part of the "Truth in Lending Act" (Regulation Z).

At an upcoming public meeting, the SEC Investor Advisory Committee will discuss capital formation, the decline of initial public offerings and certain provisions concerning the Financial CHOICE Act relating to the SEC.

Peter Uhlmann was named managing executive in the Office of SEC Chair Jay Clayton.

The SEC charged a current and a former government employee and two hedge fund analysts with insider trading violations.