Trades would be settled in no less than two business days instead of three under a rule to be considered next week.
The department said the stay is needed in light of President Trump's request for a rule review.
The Dodd-Frank rule requires companies to disclose their use of minerals from war-torn parts of Africa.
The rule requires energy companies to publicly state the taxes and other fees paid to foreign governments.
It settled charges it improperly required parting employees to agree to waive their rights to recover whistleblower awards.
The firm is settling civil charges that it overbilled some wealth management clients.
The bank failed to include $14 billion in its risk-based capital ratio, the SEC charged.
Mary Jo White defied requests by Senate Republicans to delay adopting new rules until Trump takes office.
The SEC's policeman of Wall Street will be departing the agency at the end of December.
With Trump's transition underway, some rules already are marked for death or dialback.
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