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Financial Institutions Enforcement Actions

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

States Prepare to Increase Oversight as Federal Enforcement Shifts

As federal enforcement priorities shift under a second Trump Administration, state regulators and Attorneys General appear to be stepping up their oversight efforts over consumer financial services activities. With expanded...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 23, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Lessons in Regulation, August 2025 - FinCEN Extends Effectiveness Date of Orders Targeting CIBanco, Intercam, and Vector until...

Parties have an additional six weeks to prepare for the impact of FinCEN’s June 25, 2025 orders targeting three Mexican financial institutions. On August 19, 2025, FinCEN extended the effectiveness date of three orders...more

Cozen O'Connor

Debanking: August 2025 Federal Crackdown Signals New Compliance Imperative

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The rules around account closures and denials of banking services are shifting quickly. Earlier this month, President Trump issued an executive order taking aim at what he describes as “politicized or unlawful debanking.” The...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: August 22, 2025, The WADA Returns Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Hogan Lovells

UPDATE #3: Effective date of FinCEN’s Section 2313a orders against three Mexican financial institutions delayed again

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Key takeaways U.S. financial institutions that conduct funds transfers with the institutions subject to FinCEN’s Section 2313a orders now have until 20 October 2025 to implement compliance procedures and to stop funds...more

Cozen O'Connor

State AGs Are Stepping Up — Is Your Bank Ready for Multistate Scrutiny?

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The CFPB has scaled back some enforcement priorities, and the states have noticed. Certain states – including California, New York, Texas, and Connecticut – are particularly active, pursuing UDAP violations, privacy issues,...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA issues updated Enforcement Information Guide

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority published an updated Enforcement Information Guide, which reflects changes in the FCA Handbook to its revised Enforcement Guide (ENFG) and the Decision Procedure and Penalties manual (DEPP)....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Fair Banking

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Regulators are directed to avoid reputation risk, identify banks that have engaged in unlawful debanking, and take appropriate remedial actions. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Trump Signs Executive Order on Debanking

On August 7, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing federal banking regulators to prevent financial institutions and financial service providers from denying or restricting financial services and products based...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Executive Order Targets Debanking and Calls for Review of Financial Institution Practices

- What is new: President Trump has signed an executive order targeting “debanking.” - Why it matters: The executive order represents a significant escalation and increased enforcement risk to financial institutions due to...more

Paul Hastings LLP

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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Trump Executive Order Attacks "De-banking" Practices

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order targeting the practice of de-banking--as described in the executive order, actions to “restrict law-abiding individuals' and business' access to financial services...more

Butler Snow LLP

Executive Order on Debanking and What It Means for Community Banks

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order aimed at ending what the administration calls “politicized debanking.” The order directs federal agencies to take sweeping action against financial institutions...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

New Executive Order Raises Spotlight on Debanking

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As anticipated, on August 7th, the White House published its Executive Order designed to address the “unlawful debanking” of certain individuals and industries. The Executive Order titled Guaranteeing Fair Banking For All...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada’s AML Overhaul: How to Stay Compliant and Respond to FINTRAC

Canada’s anti-money laundering (AML) regime is set to undergo its largest transformation yet with the sweeping amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act proposed in Bill C-2. In...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB terminates its consent order with a credit union

On July 18, the CFPB terminated a consent order against a credit union after confirming that the credit union fulfilled “certain obligations” under the original consent order, including paying a $1.5 million civil money...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2025

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US Fintech and Digital Asset Companies Announce Stablecoin Initiatives - A major U.S. fintech company recently announced a partnership with the issuer of the USDC stablecoin “to give financial institutions the ability to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Court Rejects DOJ’s Request to End Oversight of Pennsylvania Bank’s Redlining Settlement

On July 23, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the Department of Justice’s motion to terminate a consent order requiring a Pennsylvania bank to implement a five-year fair lending...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – July 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

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 29, 2025)

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FTC Obtains Temporary Restraining Order and Asset Freeze Against Seven Debt Relief Companies and Their Owners for Allegedly Deceptive Practices. On July 14, the FTC filed a complaint and motion for temporary restraining order...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Judge rejects request to release ESSA Bank from redlining settlement

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A federal judge has rejected the Trump Administration’s request to release from court supervision a bank that had been accused of discriminatory lending....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SEC Whistleblower Awards Face Scrutiny as Denials Rise

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A recent article by Bloomberg Law highlighted a significant shift in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approach to whistleblower claims. The article, “Whistleblower Awards Slow to Trickle as SEC Raises Bar on...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

FinCEN Exercises New Authority Targeting Mexico-Based Financial Institutions to Counter Cartel-Linked Fentanyl Trade

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On June 25, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated three Mexico-based financial institutions as primary money laundering concerns under Section 311 of the USA...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

[Webinar] Targeted: How FinCEN's Fentanyl Fight Is Reshaping U.S.–Mexico Financial Compliance - August 7th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET

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Join Lowenstein Sandler and Santamarina + Steta for a timely webinar exploring the legal and compliance implications of recent U.S. Treasury actions under the FEND Off Fentanyl Act. The session, featuring Lowenstein's Robert...more

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