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The Trump Administration has just announced that it will pause enforcement of the September 2024 final rule (“Final Rule”) under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”)....more
Contending that policies implemented by guidance represent an unfair regulatory burden and might be contrary to federal law, the CFPB is rescinding 67 guidance documents issued since the bureau began operating in 2011....more
On May 15, 2025 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the “Departments”) announced they will temporarily not enforce their new standards published under the mental health parity Final Rule last...more
The CFPB has withdrawn its 1) Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)/Regulation V Proposed Rule (Data Broker Rule), 2) Prohibited Terms and Conditions in Agreements for Consumer Financial Products or Services (Regulation AA)...more
Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed its decision to withdraw the proposed rule titled “Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V)” in the Federal Register....more
The CFPB announced on May 9, 2025, that nearly 70 guidance documents will be withdrawn after an agency-wide review of documents that violate the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). ...more
President Trump has signed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution nullifying the CFPB’s controversial overdraft rule. ...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
Directs the Secretary of Energy to rescind or amend specific appliance efficiency regulations, suspend enforcement of those provisions and related statutory standards. It also instructs the Secretary and the Director of...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced the withdrawal of 67 regulatory guidance documents, including interpretive rules, policy statements, and advisory opinions that have been issued since the...more
On April 11, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a Request for Information (“RFI”) requesting the public provide feedback on how to streamline regulations and reduce administrative burdens on...more
The reforms called for could have a significant impact on how federal contractors and their subcontractors conduct business with the federal government....more
Yogi Berra once said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Those who have spent a career in federal procurement have seen many cycles of well-intentioned procurement reform instead create a system that is more complex,...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 11, 2025, issued the proposed fiscal year (FY) 2026 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Rule...more
Hello, this is Dave Lynn, and I’m a partner in Goodwin’s Capital Markets practice and chair of the firm’s Public Company Advisory practice. This is New Directions, a series of discussions about the impact and trajectory of...more
Every safety professional has an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation he or she cannot stand, believes is a waste of time, energy, and/or money, or considers outdated and antiquated. Even the...more
The National Environmental Policy Act has drawn congressional and presidential frustration for long over a decade and the regulations of the body it created—the Council on Environmental Quality—have often been caught in the...more
Last Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially launched the health policy community into reg season, releasing in one fell swoop all the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Medicare proposed regulations for...more
President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled "Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy" that directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and three other federal agencies to...more
On April 11, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a request for information to solicit ideas for deregulation. 90 Fed. Reg. 15481. OMB seeks proposals to rescind or replace regulations “that stifle...more
Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have sent letters to financial regulators asking them to rescind a variety of measures the regulators issued during the Biden Administration....more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to halt its defense of the climate disclosure rules introduced under the leadership of former SEC Chair Gary Gensler....more
President Trump’s January 31, 2025, executive order (EO), Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation, and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) February 25 interim final rule removing CEQ regulations...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced it would reconsider the 2024 Risk Management Program ("RMP") rule....more
The CFPB intends to revoke its Buy Now, Pay Later interpretive rule, according to a status report and joint motion to stay filed by the Bureau and the Financial Technology Association (FTA) in a case brought by the FTA...more