• Ashutosh Sureka
  • 21 hours ago
CFTC seeks comment on 24/7 energy futures trading, perpetual contracts
Energy derivatives markets are facing potential changes in trading schedules and contract structures as regulators examine how round-the-clock activity could affect oversight and market ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 23 hours ago
FinCEN highlights seven BSA-driven cases in law enforcement awards
The Treasury Department’s financial crimes unit is spotlighting how Bank Secrecy Act data supports criminal cases across fraud, cybercrime and cartel finance investigations. The 11th FinCEN Law ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • Yesterday
OCC proposes AML and sanctions rules for U.S. stablecoin issuers
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is moving to set anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism and sanctions compliance standards for payment stablecoin issuers it ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 18.06.2026
SEC and CFTC seek comment to streamline swap data reporting rules
U.S. derivatives regulators are opening a joint review of reporting requirements for security-based swaps and swaps as they look to align overlapping compliance frameworks. The move is aimed at ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 18.06.2026
CFTC and SEC seek comment on swap reporting overhaul
U.S. derivatives regulators are opening a joint review of reporting rules for swap and security-based swap markets as they push to simplify compliance requirements. The request for public comment ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 18.06.2026
SEC and CFTC seek comment on derivatives definition changes
U.S. market regulators are opening a new review of derivatives rules as trading practices and financial products continue to evolve. The joint consultation focuses on whether existing definitions ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 18.06.2026
OCC issues June enforcement actions, ends Bank of America order
U.S. bank oversight activity remains focused on individual accountability and legacy compliance matters as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency releases its enforcement actions for June ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 18.06.2026
CFTC and SEC seek public input on derivatives definitions harmonization
U.S. derivatives regulators are opening a new review of how key product definitions are applied as market structures and trading practices evolve. The joint consultation focuses on whether ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 18.06.2026
U.S. agencies seek comment on stablecoin issuer identification rule
U.S. financial regulators are moving to extend customer identification requirements to permitted payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. The proposal would align the sector more closely ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 17.06.2026
NCUA schedules board meeting for June 24 with insurance fund and budget briefings
The National Credit Union Administration Board is set to meet on June 24 at its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters, with regulatory, insurance fund and budget items on the agenda. The session ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 17.06.2026
CFTC issues swap risk-reduction no-action relief for service providers
U.S. derivatives regulators are providing temporary compliance relief for firms that run post-trade risk reduction services in the swaps market. The step covers portfolio rebalancing and basis ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 17.06.2026
OCC clarifies filing decision standards for community banks
U.S. bank regulators are restating how application reviews are handled for community banks as scrutiny of governance, financial disclosures and compliance frameworks remains central to charter and ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 17.06.2026
OCC clarifies filing decision standards for bank applications
U.S. bank regulators are setting out how application reviews are handled as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency clarifies when filings are approved, conditionally approved, denied, or ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 17.06.2026
FINRA expels Reid & Rudiger, bars cofounders over excessive trading violations
The enforcement action targets nearly six years of trading activity that FINRA says harms retail customers through high-cost strategies and repeated account turnover. The case also extends to ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 16.06.2026
OCC updates minority depository institutions policy statement for statutory alignment
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is revising its policy statement on minority depository institutions as part of a broader regulatory review tied to Executive Order 14219. The changes ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 16.06.2026
FCA urges later life lending expansion as UK retirement funding pressures grow
Housing wealth is becoming a bigger part of how many people may finance retirement in the UK, yet later life lending remains underused and is still often viewed as a last resort. The Financial ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 15.06.2026
PBGC assumes three First Brands pension plans, keeps full benefits for 1,630 retirees
Following First Brands' bankruptcy proceedings, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation takes over three terminated pension plans tied to the company's affiliates. The federal agency says current ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 15.06.2026
CFTC names two senior advisers to strengthen data innovation and Chicago oversight
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is expanding its senior leadership with two appointments tied to technology, market oversight, and regional operations. Donald Battle joins in a newly ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 15.06.2026
NCUA eases credit union record preservation rules for disaster planning
The National Credit Union Administration is revising long-standing record preservation requirements for federally insured credit unions to reduce compliance burdens tied to catastrophic event ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 13.06.2026
CFTC grants no-action relief for DCMs to convert digital commodity futures into perpetual contracts
The U.S. derivatives regulator is allowing designated contract markets to revise certain existing digital commodity futures so they can operate as true perpetual contracts. The relief applies to ...