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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Navigating Changes in the First 100 Days of the Second Trump Administration

Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday: ...more

Goodwin

What a week for the CFPB.....

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has experienced a flurry of activity over the past few weeks beginning with President Trump’s dismissal of Rohit Chopra as the Director of the Bureau on January 31. That same...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: Elon Everywhere All at Once

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“President Trump has given Elon Musk unprecedented power and room to run to remake the executive branch. But to the extent that Musk deviates from remaking it in Trump’s image, the former runs the risk of becoming more of a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent designated as Acting Director of the CFPB

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

President Trump fires Rohit Chopra as Director of the CFPB and appoints Treasury Secretary Bessent as acting director

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Although many pundits speculated that President Trump would appoint Russell Vought as Acting Director once Vought is confirmed by the Senate to be Director of OMB, the CFPB reported today that, on January 31, Trump actually...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Chopra Out. Bessent In (for Now). What’s Next at the CFPB?

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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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Rohit Chopra Out, Scott Bessent In (Temporarily) at the CFPB

In a familiar move, President Donald Trump has designated the current head of another executive agency, this time newly sworn in Secretary of the Department of the Treasury Scott Bessent to simultaneously lead the Consumer...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Financial Services and the Biden Artificial Intelligence Executive Order

On October 30, 2023, the White House announced that President Biden had issued an Executive Order regarding artificial intelligence (“AI”). The Executive Order was accompanied by a Fact Sheet summarizing the eight policy...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

AI Executive Order: Consumer Financial Services Touchpoints

On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued a wide-ranging Executive Order designed to protect Americans from potential risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and...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

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, July 13, 2022

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July 12, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a notice seeking public comment regarding potential opportunities and risks presented by developments and adoption of digital assets as part of its work under...more

Bracewell LLP

Executive Order Legitimizes Cryptocurrency Industry – Regulation and Legislation up Next

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The White House Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets (the “EO”), is the policy statement that the industry was waiting and hoping for: one that recognizes the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A Long-Awaited Effort to Clarify Regulation of Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency—Unpacking the Biden Administration’s New...

The Biden Administration has launched a comprehensive effort to develop a cohesive policy approach for digital assets. Key agencies are instructed to report on digital asset issues and legal framework in relation to...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

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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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

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CHOICE Act 2.0 Passes the House: What Is the ‘CHOICE’?

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On June 8, 2017, the House of Representatives passed an amended version of H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017, or CHOICE Act 2.0, which scales back or eliminates many of the post-crisis financial reforms that were...more

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The Department of the Treasury Issues Recommendations on the Regulation of U.S. Depository Institutions

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"A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities: Banks and Credit Unions," a Report by the Department of the Treasury, identifies potential reforms that would promote the "Core Principles for Regulating the United...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 Proposes Revamping Post-Crash Financial Regulation

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On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Treasury Department released a 150-page report (the Report) that recommends revamping many of the rules for banks and other financial services firms put in place after the 2008 financial crisis...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Treasury Echoes Trump: Deregulate to Improve Financial Systems

Shortly after taking office, President Trump issued an Executive Order to establish a policy for regulating the United States financial system under seven "Core Principles," and to order a report from the United States...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

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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