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Executive Order Targeting Politicized or Unlawful Debanking

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On August 7, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled "Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans" (the Order). The purpose of the Order is to prohibit financial institutions from engaging in "politicized or unlawful...more

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Is There Legal Authority for Trump’s “Debanking” Executive Order?

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As we previously reported, on August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “EO”) titled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans” which, among other things...more

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White House Issues Debanking and 401(k) Asset Executive Orders, SEC Clarifies Liquid Staking and Lawmakers Advance AI Innovation...

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This week’s developments reflect continued executive branch action and regulatory guidance shaping the digital asset and financial technology landscape. The President signed two executive orders: one aimed at eliminating...more

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Executive Order Calls for Crackdown on Politicized Debanking

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On August 7, President Donald Trump signed the “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans” executive order (EO) directing federal banking regulators to investigate financial institutions that have restricted access to...more

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“Fair Banking” Executive Order Targets Politicized Debanking and Reputational Risk

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On August 7, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for all Americans” (EO). The EO broadly prohibits banks and other financial institutions from engaging in “politicized or...more

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President Trump Signs Debanking Executive Order: Horizontal Reviews for Banks and Credit Unions are Next

Late last year, we predicted that the Trump administration would bring federal action to target de-banking, and on August 7, 2025, President Trump signed a much-anticipated executive order to address the issue. Banks and...more

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Financial Institutions Face Investigations and Possible Referral to DOJ Based on Past ‘Debanking’ Practices

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An executive order signed by the US president on August 7, 2025, titled Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans, seeks to prohibit financial institutions from engaging in “debanking” practices, such as denying services or...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 15, 2025

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The U.S. House of Representatives returns from a district work period. The U.S. Senate is expected to consider the $9.4 billion rescissions package that passed the House last month. If not passed by July 18, 2025, the...more

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CFPB Announces Plan to Review Offenses Carrying Criminal Penalties

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On June 27, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a policy statement, “Guidance on Referrals for Potential Criminal Enforcement,” which outlines its plan to address criminal regulatory offenses within its...more

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CFPB publishes policy statement on criminally liable regulatory offenses

On June 27, the CFPB published a policy statement in the Federal Register outlining its plan to address criminally liable regulatory offenses. The statement came in response to Executive Order 14294, which the President...more

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CFPB Provides Guidance on Referrals for Potential Criminal Enforcement

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The CFPB has issued a policy statement describing its plan to address criminally liable regulatory offenses. President Donald Trump previously issued an executive order on May 9, 2025, requiring each federal agency to publish...more

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In Response to the President’s Directive, CFPB Unveils New Strategy to Tackle Criminal Regulatory Offenses

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Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a policy statement in the Federal Register outlining its approach to addressing criminally liable regulatory offenses. This publication comes in...more

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Consumer Financial Services Bites of the Month - May 2025 - "The CFPB in the End of May"

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the May 2025 webinar....more

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D.C. Political News Round-Up | May 2025

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In this month’s deep dive, Frost Brown Todd D.C. Partner-in-Charge Jonathan Miller interviews attorney and tariff expert Jan de Beer to discuss how businesses can navigate the United States’ ever-evolving tariff policies....more

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CFPB rescinds 67 guidance documents

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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

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What Does the CFPB’s Withdrawal of Guidance Documents Mean for Bank Compliance

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On May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the withdrawal of various guidance, interpretive rules, policy statements, and advisory opinions issued since the CFPB assumed its functions in 2011....more

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CFPB Changes Approach to Guidance

On May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a sweeping withdrawal of 67 guidance documents issued since the CFPB’s inception, signaling a marked shift in its regulatory approach. This move...more

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CFPB set to withdraw guidance documents

On May 9, the CFPB published its intention to withdraw numerous guidance documents issued since the agency began its operations in 2011. The withdrawal includes a wide range of materials such as policy statements,...more

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Trump 2.0 Tech Policy Rundown: 100 Days in, Federal Agencies Shift AI, Privacy, and Governance Priorities

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One hundred days into the new administration, recent developments across multiple US federal agencies reflect a quickly evolving approach to digital governance, with notable shifts in regulatory priorities related to AI, data...more

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What in the world does birthright citizenship have to do with consumer financial services?

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The short answer is that the outcome of the Supreme Court hearing (whose oral argument is scheduled for May 15 at 10 am) is of immense importance to all stakeholders in the consumer financial services industry. We will...more

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The End of Disparate Impact Liability?

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On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which seeks to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – April 2025 # 5

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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

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Appeals Court Blocks CFPB Layoffs Pending Further Review

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order temporarily halting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) mass layoffs. The court granted an emergency motion to enforce or...more

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Executive Order Seeks to Eliminate Federal Deployment of Disparate Impact Theory of Discrimination

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In an April 23 executive order titled, “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” the Trump administration declared it federal policy to eliminate the use of disparate impact liability “in all contexts to the...more

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Trump’s New Executive Order Targeting Disparate Impact Liability May Target Fair Lending as Well

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On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which seeks to eliminate disparate impact liability, denouncing it as a threat to equal opportunity...more

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