Situation Overview: On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) entitled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans”, which has implications for retail and institutional fair lending...more
10/2/2025
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The Trump Administration has repeatedly signaled its prioritization of targeting traffickers of synthetic opioids, especially fentanyl. On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order “creating a process by...more
8/13/2025
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On 21 June, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement President Biden’s August 2023 Executive Order 14105 (EO 14105 or “the EO”) which directed restrictions and...more