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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI Insights: How Regulators Worldwide Are Addressing the Adoption of AI in Financial Services

Following the declaration of the international artificial intelligence (AI) “Safety Summit” at Bletchley Park (Bletchley Summit) on November 1, 2023, and the White House’s October 30, 2023, Executive Order on AI (Executive...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Treasury Calls for Enhanced Supervision of Fintech Partnerships

On November 16, 2022, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a report titled “Assessing the Impact of New Entrant Non-bank Firms on Competition in Consumer Finance Markets” (“Treasury Report”), which, among other...more

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[Event] Financial Services Conference - May 18th, Washington, DC

Please join us for the annual Nelson Mullins Financial Services Conference, which will feature a lineup of national speakers on the future of financial services....more

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CFPB Launches New Initiative Focused on Rural Communities

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In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new initiative focused on financial issues faced by rural communities and also updated its examination procedures to cover unfair discrimination; the...more

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FinCEN Warns Against Evasion of Russian Sanctions

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In this Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an alert warning financial institutions of possible efforts to evade U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia and Belarus; the U.S. Department of the Treasury...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: October 2021

Federal and State Financial Regulators Publish New Guidance on LIBOR Transition - The federal banking agencies, the NCUA and the CFPB, in conjunction with the state bank and state credit union regulators, have issued joint...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Revitalizing Regulatory Oversight of Banks and Encouraging New Consumer-Friendly Portability...

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the wide-ranging Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, aimed at increasing competition in all sectors of the American economy, including banking and consumer...more

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Elevating Antitrust Issues: President Biden’s New Executive Order

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During an already busy year for antitrust legislative and regulatory proposals, on July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036: “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The Executive Order (“EO”)...more

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A Summary of Bank-Related Provisions of President Biden's July 9th Executive Order Promoting Competition

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On July 9, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed an executive order "on promoting competition in the American economy" (the "Order").  The White House characterized the Order as an effort to reduce the trend of...more

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SEC Adopts Rule Providing New Regulatory Framework For Fund-Of-Funds

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In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Regulators Continue To Take Action In The Wake Of The COVID-19 Outbreak

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In This Issue. Federal and state regulators continued to take action in the wake of the ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). As discussed in several Goodwin client alerts, Congress passed, and the President...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Regulatory Reformation: Treasury’s First Recommendations for Improving Financial Regulations

On February 3, 2017, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13772, which identified seven Core Principles by which his administration would regulate the U.S. financial system....more

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Treasury report on U.S. financial system recommends significant CFPB reforms

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The report issued earlier this week by the U.S. Treasury Department to President Trump in response to his February 2017 Executive Order 13772, “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities-Banks and Credit Unions,”...more

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U.S. House of Representatives Passes the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

On June 8, 2017, the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (the “CHOICE Act”) was passed on a party line vote by the U.S. House of Representatives, with nearly all Republicans voting in support and nearly all Democrats voting against...more

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CFPB covered by executive order on plan for reorganizing the executive branch

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President Trump has signed a new executive order entitled “Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch.” Unlike the regulatory freeze memo issued on Inauguration Day by...more

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President issues executive order to enforce compliance with regulatory reform agenda

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As part of his 100-day action plan, the President promised to institute a regulatory moratorium by requiring that for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated. On January 30, 2017, the...more

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Nutter Bank Report, February 2017

CFPB Fines Mortgage Lender for Violating the RESPA Anti-Kickback Rule The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has taken enforcement action in the form of a consent order against a mortgage lender, including...more

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President Trump issues executive order on core principles for regulating the financial system

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On February 3, 2017, the President issued an Executive Order titled “Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System.” The Executive Order is a high-level policy statement consisting of a series of Core...more

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President Trump signs executive order to reduce regulations; application to CFPB doubtful

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President Trump has signed an executive order entitled “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.” Like the regulatory freeze memo issued on Inauguration Day by Reince Priebus, the President’s Chief of Staff,...more

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