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ReConnect Recap: Key Takeaways from the 2025 Conference

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If last year’s first ReConnect conference embodied a successful proof of concept, the second iteration has not only maintained momentum, but leveraged last year’s foundation to propel towards greater success. The total number...more

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Trump Administration Set to Revamp Regulatory Framework for Autonomous Vehicles

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On April 24, 2025, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is expanding the Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (AVEP) to allow domestically produced autonomous vehicles to qualify for...more

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Executive Order 14240 Shifts Information Technology Purchasing to GSA

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President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14240 (Mar. 20, 2025) provides for the General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator to assume responsibility for all Government-wide contracts for the acquisition of information...more

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The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill

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On 1 April 2025, the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology issued a policy statement setting out its key proposals for the new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. The Bill is intended to respond to an...more

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HHS Announces Actions to Phase Out Use of Food Additives

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 22, 2025, announced their intent to phase out the use of certain food additives, including petrochemical-based dyes,...more

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OCC, FDIC eliminating ‘reputational risk’ from supervision, examinations

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The OCC has removed “reputational risk” from its handbooks and guidance and the FDIC is moving to do the same. ...more

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The Leaked OMB Passback Document: What It Is and Isn’t

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Last week, a sensitive internal government document was leaked to the public: the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) passback to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) laying out proposed...more

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CFPB and OCC Signal Strategic Shifts in Supervision and Enforcement

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In April 2025, both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced significant changes to their supervisory and enforcement approaches, signaling a shift in...more

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Food Industry Braces Itself as FDA Announces Plan to Ban Artificial Dyes

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On April 21, 2025, it was reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a media advisory describing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) intention to remove petroleum-based synthetic...more

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CFPB Narrows Supervision and Enforcement, Leaving Broader Focus to States

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The CFPB confirmed in a recent memo to staff that it is shifting its tone on supervision and enforcement—even as reports circulate about significant staffing cuts and potential structural changes at the agency. ...more

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Trump Administration appeals ruling that blocked CFPB firings

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The Trump Administration has appealed an order by a federal District Court Judge blocking the CFPB from firing 1483 employees effective in June 2025 and cutting off their access to CFPB work systems on April 18, 2025....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFPB Suggests Shift In Supervision and Enforcement Priorities

On April 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) seemingly provided its employees with a memorandum outlining its ongoing supervisory and enforcement priorities (Memo). Although the Memo has not been made publicly...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Shifting Gears: Adapting to Regulatory Changes in Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast

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In this episode of Moving the Metal, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso from Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group discuss what dealerships and auto finance companies should prioritize amidst...more

Snell & Wilmer

Listening Sessions Scheduled to Discuss Waters of the United States (WOTUS)

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As referenced in last month’s publication, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (Army) will be hosting numerous separate listening sessions with key stakeholders starting next...more

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CFPB announces it will not enforce compliance with nonbank registry rule

On April 11, the CFPB announced it would not “prioritize enforcement or supervision actions” regarding entities who do not meet the registration deadlines under the nonbank registry rule. As previously covered by InfoBytes,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Announces It Will Not Prioritize Oversight of Repeat Offender Registry

On April 11, the CFPB announced that it will not prioritize enforcement or supervision against nonbank financial companies that miss registration deadlines under its Repeat Offender Registry. The Bureau also stated that it is...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

California SB 813 Proposes Landmark Safe Harbor for AI Development Through Certification

With SB 813, California introduces a first-in-the-nation framework that reduces regulatory uncertainty and encourages responsible AI innovation. In addition to fostering public-private cooperation over top-down mandates, the...more

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: March 2025

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Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Launches Evaluation of the Geo-Blocking Regulation - On 11 February 2025, the European Commission launched a call for evidence to seek stakeholders’ views on the Geo-Blocking...more

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Insurance Leaders from Various Camps Support Abolition of the Federal Insurance Office

In 2010, the Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) was created within the United States Treasury Department by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to support uniform regulation of Insurance across the...more

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FCA Backpedals: "Name and Shame" and Diversity and Inclusion Requirements Axed, and Non-financial Misconduct Rules Delayed

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The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced significant changes to its regulatory approach, including dropping the obligation to “name and shame” firms under investigation, dropping the proposed...more

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D.C. Circuit Narrows District Court’s Preliminary Injunction in CFPB Fight

Visit our resource center, CFPB Pause: Where From Here?, to stay on top of the latest and what it may mean for the federal and state regulatory and enforcement landscape. On Friday, April 11, the D.C. Circuit issued a per...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Announce Intent to Rescind 2023 Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule and Return to Prior Framework

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What Happened? The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), (collectively, “federal...more

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HHS Restructuring and Workforce Reductions – Key Implications for the Health Care Industry

As spring arrived in the mid-Atlantic region, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. followed through with a previously announced Reduction in Force (RIF) that reduced the department’s...more

King & Spalding

Trump Administration Early Executive Orders Signal Shift in AI Policy

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Since returning to office, President Trump quickly issued two executive orders that mark a significant shift in the federal government’s approach to artificial intelligence regulation and oversight (“Trump AI EOs”). These...more

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OCC Clarifies Crypto-Asset Guidance

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) have both recently taken actions and issued statements that indicate a more permissive bank regulatory approach to...more

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