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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

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Executive Order Seeks to Expand Access to Crypto and Private Investments in Defined-Contribution Plans

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the Order) instructing federal agencies to expand access to alternative asset investments for participants in defined-contribution retirement plans such as 401(k)...more

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Trump issues Executive Order prohibiting ‘debanking’

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President Trump has issued an Executive Order directing banking agencies to adopt policies to ensure that financial institutions do not use reputational risk as a basis for restricting access to banking services—a process...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

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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

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On August 7, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans” (the “Order”). The Order announces the Administration’s plan to address the exclusion of certain...more

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CFTC Issues Guidance for Referrals of Criminal Regulatory Offenses to DOJ

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On July 9, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an advisory describing its plan to address criminally liable regulatory offenses in accordance with Executive Order 14294, Fighting Overcriminalization...more

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CFTC Enforcement Division Issues Framework for DOJ Criminal Referrals

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On July 9, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Enforcement (DOE), acting pursuant to a recent executive order (EO), issued an advisory letter outlining its new policy for referring criminally...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - June 2025

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EPA announces details of its reorganization. On May 2, the EPA announced a major reorganization that will eliminate several key offices, including the Office of Atmospheric Protection (OAP), Office of Air Quality Planning and...more

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CFPB rescinds 67 guidance documents

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Contending that policies implemented by guidance represent an unfair regulatory burden and might be contrary to federal law, the CFPB is rescinding 67 guidance documents  issued since the bureau began operating in 2011....more

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What Does the CFPB’s Withdrawal of Guidance Documents Mean for Bank Compliance

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On May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the withdrawal of various guidance, interpretive rules, policy statements, and advisory opinions issued since the CFPB assumed its functions in 2011....more

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CFPB Changes Approach to Guidance

On May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a sweeping withdrawal of 67 guidance documents issued since the CFPB’s inception, signaling a marked shift in its regulatory approach. This move...more

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CFPB set to withdraw guidance documents

On May 9, the CFPB published its intention to withdraw numerous guidance documents issued since the agency began its operations in 2011. The withdrawal includes a wide range of materials such as policy statements,...more

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White House Executive Order Eliminates Disparate-Impact Liability Enforcement

On April 23, the White House issued an Executive Order entitled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, directing federal agencies to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum...more

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The CFPB Shuts Down Controversial "Regulation Through Guidance" Practices

The acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to winnow out regulatory tools used by agency staff under the prior administration. Just a month after revoking certain interpretative rules and...more

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Treasury Confirms All CDFI Fund Programs Are Backed by Law Amid Executive Order Review

On March 21, the U.S. Department of the Treasury submitted a report to the Office of Management and Budget affirming that all 11 programs administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund are...more

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New Administration Outlook: The Future of Government Payments – No More Paper Checks Later This Year

New executive order mandates a general transition to electronic payments and the elimination of paper checks for federal payments, such as distributing tax refunds, Social Security benefits, veterans' benefits, and other key...more

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Administrative Law Report - March 2025, Vol. 5

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things administrative law, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

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CFPB inaction harming state consumer protection efforts, Democratic AGs allege in amicus brief

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The Trump Administration’s efforts to “effectively shutter the CFPB” amounts to a “total dereliction of all mandatory statutory duties,” that will harm state consumer protection efforts, Democratic state attorneys general...more

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Shadow SEC argues for retention of SEC independence

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At the end of last year, in this post on the CLS Blue Sky Blog, two leading authorities on securities law, Professors John C. Coffee, Jr. and Joel Seligman, made some predictions about SEC regulation under the new...more

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Trump signs executive order to reduce the federal bureaucracy, eliminates community bank and credit union advisory committees

On February 19, President Trump issued an executive order to significantly reduce the federal bureaucracy’s size, following the administration’s policies to minimize government waste, reduce inflation, and encourage...more

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Executive Order on Independent Regulatory Agencies

On February 18, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order, entitled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” that seeks to increase presidential oversight and control of independent regulatory agencies. ...more

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FinReg Currents - Week 5

On February 18, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order designed to reduce the power of federal independent agencies by bringing them under the purview of the White House. The Executive Order provides that it applies...more

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Predictions for the Federal Financial Service Agencies - Slow Down and Wait

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Following the myriad nominations, acting appointments and Executive Orders by the new Administration, many clients and friends have requested advice regarding legal and regulatory changes that might be forthcoming in the...more

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Enforcement to Endorsement: Digital Asset Executive Order and SAB 121 Rescission

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President Trump signed an executive order ("EO") titled "Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology" that signals a radical shift in the federal government's posture towards digital assets and the...more

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