OCC requested that interested parties provide academic-and policy-focused research on the impact of FinTechs and nonbanks on the markets for lending, deposit-taking and payment services.

The CFTC's Division of Clearing and Risk extended no-action relief from DCO registration to a Chinese clearing house, for purposes of clearing swaps of proprietary accounts of their clearing members and affiliates.

Senator Pat J. Toomey (R-PA) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) introduced the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act, which would exempt small virtual currency transactions from capital gains taxes.

An investment adviser settled SEC charges for failing to fully disclose compensation paid to its affiliated broker-dealer for certain mutual fund transactions and related conflicts of interest.

An investment adviser settled SEC charges for disclosure and conflict of interest violations related to mutual fund share classes offered through a no-transaction fee program in wrap accounts.