The Federal Reserve Board issued an Order allowing a bank "to use an alternative collection method to obtain [Taxpayer Identification Numbers] from a third-party rather than from the customer," provided they comply with all other requirements of the Customer Identification Program Rule.

In a no-action letter, the CFTC Division of Market Oversight relieved reporting swap counterparties and swap markets from a requirement to submit data error correction notifications for errors that affect no more than five percent of their open swaps in a given asset class.

The Investment Adviser Association ("IAA") requested (i) clarification on the SEC amendments to Regulation S-P ("Privacy of Consumer Financial Information and Safeguarding Personal Information") and (ii) a twelve month extension of the compliance deadline.

SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins unveiled "Project Crypto," an initiative to modernize the agency’s approach to digital assets.

The OCC appointed Adam Cohen as Chief Counsel and Senior Deputy Comptroller.