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Changes regarding the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), including both the agency's leadership and its policy priorities, have been rapidly announced by the Trump administration.1 While the consumer...more
In a press release, Treasury officials confirmed they would not impose fines on U.S. citizens or domestic reporting companies, effectively pausing the reporting obligations for the time being. Under the original CTA...more
On March 2, 2025 the U.S. Treasury Department laid waste to about a million law firm postings about the Corporate Transparency Act, announcing that Treasury now intends to propose fundamental changes to the CTA Rule and that...more
The U.S. Treasury Department has suspended enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act for all U.S. citizens and domestic reporting companies. In a statement on March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department announced that it...more
On February 19, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that most reporting companies under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) must now submit their Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”)...more
The crypto tax space saw significant developments in 2024. As 2025 ushers in new regulatory shifts (as our colleagues discussed here), tax changes may be on the horizon. In anticipation, this review revisits crypto tax...more
The beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) have been reinstated, and are, once again, mandatory after a Texas federal district court judge’s order on Tuesday,...more
Following a cascade of developments, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back, but with some potential changes on the horizon. Most reporting companies that have not yet filed all required reports under the CTA should...more
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas stayed the nationwide injunction it previously issued in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (Smith case)....more
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has stayed the last remaining nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury....more
On January 31, the CFPB announced Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the Acting Director. As previously covered by InfoBytes, Bessent sent an email instructing all CFPB staff to pause immediately any new rulemaking,...more
On January 31, President Trump removed Rohit Chopra as director of the CFPB and announced that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as Acting Director. In Chopra’s termination announcement, posted on social media, he...more
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is currently serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), emailed staff on Monday directing employees to cease all rulemaking activities and delay...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
In the early days of the second Trump administration, the federal government has signaled a full-scale change in approach to digital assets. Gary Gensler is no longer the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
As expected, the Trump administration formally terminated CFPB director Rohit Chopra over the weekend. And also as expected, President Trump used the Federal Vacancies Reform Act to appoint an acting CFPB Director—Treasury...more
President Trump’s crypto executive order (the Crypto Executive Order) was a first step in the Trump Administration’s articulation of a policy on promoting the lawful use of blockchain technology. It remains to be seen whether...more
Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more
Yes, indeed! What Brad Garlinghouse of Ripple Labs called “Gensler’s reign of terror” ended with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s resignation upon President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Paul...more
On August 14, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) announced in a press release a revamped Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the Committee”) enforcement webpage. Among other...more
The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury), which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to augment certain CFIUS...more
The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more
October saw two major enforcement actions involving Russia. First, three individuals were indicted for facilitating the export of controlled U.S.-origin electronics to Russia. Second, the president of a U.S. steel trading...more
As universally expected, the Fed’s Open Market Committee delivered its third interest rate cut of 2019 yesterday, though it did so while signaling that it’s likely to pause before taking action again and “is now shifting into...more