The SEC finalized amendments to rules on securities market manipulation that will remove references to reliance on credit rating agencies.

The SEC adopted final rules aimed at preventing fraud and manipulation involving security-based swaps transactions and an amendment to prohibit undue influence on security-based swap dealer chief compliance officers.

The SEC extended a deadline to consider whether to approve or disapprove a FINRA proposal to establish new order routing disclosure report publication requirements for over-the-counter and National Market System equity securities orders. The SEC extended the deadline from June 4, 2023 to August 3, 2023.

The CFPB warned that the increased use of chatbots in the banking sector raises risks such as (i) noncompliance with federal consumer financial protection laws, (ii) diminished customer service and trust, and (iii) potential harm to consumers.

Witnesses testified before the House Committee on Agriculture on the latest legislative proposal to regulate digital assets and on providing regulatory clarity for digital asset spot markets.