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“Fair Banking” Executive Order Targets Politicized Debanking and Reputational Risk

DLA Piper on 8/11/2025

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

Financial Institutions Face Investigations and Possible Referral to DOJ Based on Past ‘Debanking’ Practices

Morgan Lewis on 8/8/2025

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

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Monday March 31, 2025

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/1/2025

March 28, 2025 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a Financial Institution Letter that provides new guidance for FDIC-supervised institutions engaging or seeking to engage in crypto-related activities...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday January 17, 2025

Paul Hastings LLP on 1/17/2025

January 16, 2025- The U.S. Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing on the nomination of Mr. Eric Scott Turner, to be Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development....more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday December 24

Paul Hastings LLP on 12/26/2024

December 23, 2024- In view of the evolving legal landscape, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced it will soon seek public comment on significant changes to improve the transparency of its bank...more

2024 Pre-Election Analysis: Financial Services

Mintz - ML Strategies on 10/1/2024

Financial services encompass a wide range of services offered by the nation’s financial institutions, including banking, mortgage, investment, and credit services. The next administration and Congress’s financial services...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday May 31, 2024

Paul Hastings LLP on 6/3/2024

May 30, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Board published a working paper entitled, “Central Banking Post Crises.” May 30, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Board published a working paper entitled, “Constructing high-frequency...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday May 2, 2024

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/2/2024

May 1, 2024 - The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled, “Merger Policies of the Federal Banking Agencies.” The Committee heard...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday April 12, 2024

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/12/2024

April 11, 2024- U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced the bipartisan Ransomware and Financial Stability Act....more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, November 2, 2023

Paul Hastings LLP on 11/2/2023

November 1, 2023- The Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 5-1/4 to 5-1/2 percent. November 1, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Federal Insurance...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Paul Hastings LLP on 6/22/2023

June 20, 2023- The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) Office of Inspector General released a report entitled, "The Board Can Enhance Its Procedures and Controls for Protecting Confidential...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Paul Hastings LLP on 6/7/2023

June 6, 2023- Federal bank regulatory agencies issued final joint guidance designed to help banking organizations manage risks associated with third-party relationships, including relationships with financial technology...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, May 11, 2023

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/11/2023

May 10, 2023- The House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion, alongside the House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/4/2023

March 31, 2023- U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act to authorize the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to award financial compensation to...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Paul Hastings LLP on 3/9/2023

March 7, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." March 7, 2023- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, December 22, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 12/22/2022

December 21, 2022- U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-PA) introduced legislation that would establish the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and guide Congress towards a path...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, December 1, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 12/1/2022

November 30, 2022- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, wrote to U.S. Treasury Secretary and Chair of the Financial Stability Oversight Committee (FSOC) Janet...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, November 17, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 11/17/2022

November 16, 2022 The U.S House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of Prudential Regulators: Ensuring the Safety, Soundness, Diversity, and Accountability of Depository Institutions." The...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, September 16, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 9/16/2022

Hearing: Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission- September 15, 2022- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of the U.S. Securities and...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 8/2/2022

August 1, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced its current estimates of privately-held net marketable borrowing for the July – September 2022 and October – December 2022 quarters....more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/19/2022

July 18, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury released Treasury International Capital data for May 2022. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Meetings with Counterparts at the G20 Finance Ministers and...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update --Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 6/7/2022

Federal Agencies- Securities and Exchange Commission- SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Discuss Non-Traditional Accounting and Climate Disclosure on June 9-...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/31/2022

Major Developments- Federal Agencies- Federal Reserve Board Speech: Responding to High Inflation, with Some Thoughts on a Soft Landing- ...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, May 28, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/31/2022

Congress- U.S. House of Representatives- Committee on Small Business- Committee Announces June Hearings- May 27, 2022- The House Small Business Committee announced several committee hearings throughout June:...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, May 21, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/23/2022

The G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors issued a communique on the results of their May 18-20 Meeting in Petersburg, Germany....more

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