Pending Legislation, U.S. Treasury, Financial Institutions

Congress Passes The GENIUS Act: Key Impacts for the Payments Industry and Financial Institutions

Venable LLP on 7/18/2025

In a major step toward establishing regulatory clarity for digital assets, the House of Representatives passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act on Thursday, July 17, alongside...more

Senator Warren’s Proposed Corporate Executive Accountability Act

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 5/1/2019

On April 3, 2019, Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a new bill entitled the Corporate Executive Accountability Act that would allow negligent executive officers to be prosecuted for a corporation’s wrongdoings. According to...more

House Financial Services Committee Advances 13 Bills, Including Bills Directed at Financial Institution Regulatory Reform

A&O Shearman on 12/28/2017

The US House Financial Services Committee announced that it had approved 13 bills, several of which were focused on regulatory reform for financial institutions. Representative Jeb Hensarling noted in an accompanying press...more

The Future of Dodd-Frank: Where is it Going?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/30/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: Just last week Steve Mnuchin, the Secretary of the Treasury, put forth the first of several Reports proposing financial reforms. Much of the Report makes sweeping changes to Dodd- Frank, the legislation...more

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

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/16/2017

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

Pending Legislation › U.S. Treasury › Financial Institutions

Congress Passes The GENIUS Act: Key Impacts for the Payments Industry and Financial Institutions

Senator Warren’s Proposed Corporate Executive Accountability Act

House Financial Services Committee Advances 13 Bills, Including Bills Directed at Financial Institution Regulatory Reform

The Future of Dodd-Frank: Where is it Going?

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

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