SEC
OCC Clears JPMorgan's $250M Trade Surveillance Order After 2 Years
$348.2 million later, the OCC decided JPMorgan Chase has done enough.
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Marcus Webb
New York · Joined January 2026
Financial journalist, ex-Reuters. Wrote his first economics piece at age 10 — on how math shapes a state's economy. Invests in Bitcoin. New York.
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SEC
FDIC, OCC Bar Reputation Risk as Debanking Basis Starting June 6
The FDIC and OCC just banned reputation risk as a basis for bank supervision.
Legal
FDIC Proposes 191-Page Stablecoin Rule, Blocking Pass-Through Insurance
The FDIC proposed a 191-page Genius Act stablecoin rule Tuesday, its second under the Act.
SEC
Paid $2.4M to SEC: VC Fund Chief Settles Investor Fraud Claims
Nearly $2.4 million is the price a Florida-based VC fund chief agreed to pay the SEC to settle fraud claims.
SEC
Sue First: FCA Draws a Line on Car Finance Redress
Nikhil Rathi warned claims firms and law firms over the tension between car finance litigation and the FCA's redress scheme.
SEC
FinCEN and OFAC Propose Stablecoin AML and Sanctions Rules
Treasury's FinCEN and OFAC issued a joint proposed rule placing every U.S. stablecoin issuer under AML and sanctions compliance.
SEC
SEC Names Woodcock to Head 1,000-Person Enforcement Division
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins taps Gibson Dunn securities partner David Woodcock to lead the 1,000-person Enforcement Division, effective May 4, 2026.
SEC
SEC's FY2025 Enforcement Take Was $2.7B, Not $17.9B
The SEC's FY2025 enforcement haul drops to $2.7B once you strip the Stanford Ponzi and parallel criminal proceeds from the $17.9B headline.
SEC
SEC Paid $50M+ to One Whistleblower for Early Enforcement Tip
The SEC paid one whistleblower $50M+ for an early tip that triggered an enforcement action, implying at least $167M in underlying sanctions.
