Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday:...more
Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday:...more
On March 26, 2025, the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Financial Institutions held a hearing, entitled “A New Era for the CFPB: Balancing Power and Reprioritizing Consumer Protections.”...more
Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday:...more
Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments.
This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday:...more
On February 20, 2025, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued a list of priority regulatory targets for nullification under the CRA “in the coming weeks.” Included on the list is the CFPB’s December 10, 2024 final...more
Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump Administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday:...more
2/7/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Government Efficiency ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump Administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday:...more
2/3/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
U.S. Treasury
The establishment by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a Crypto Task Force and the issuance by President Trump of an executive order entitled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology”...more
1/29/2025
/ Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (“Regulatory Freeze”) that applies to all executive departments and agencies. The Regulatory Freeze prohibits the proposal or issuance of any rule...more
1/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hiring Freeze ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rescission ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
On August 1, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Pilot Program). The Pilot Program, previewed by Monaco in March 2024, provides another avenue...more
8/7/2024
/ BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On May 13, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (“Treasury”) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would...more
7/8/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
NPRM ,
Popular ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
On July 31, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations (EXAMS) issued a risk alert summarizing observations from its recent anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-financing of terrorism...more