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Federal Government Initiatives Combat Fraud and Promote Digitalization of Payments

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Continuing the war on fraud and the attendant financial losses for U.S. businesses, consumers and government alike, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and federal banking agencies have launched a wide-ranging initiative...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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

Holland & Knight LLP

FinCEN Geographic Targeting Order Imposes Additional Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on March 11, 2025, issued a Geographic Targeting Order (the Southwest GTO) as part of a "whole-of-government approach" to leverage all...more

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White House Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

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On March 6, President Trump issued an executive order declaring the “Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile.” The move marks a massive leap forward for an administration that...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Executive Order Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile

Bitcoin and other digital assets now have a welcome home in the United States government. On March 6, President Trump signed an executive order (the March 6 Order) establishing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

President Trump issues executive order on digital financial technology

On January 23, the White House issued Executive Order 14178: Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology to promote “open access to banking services” and prohibit central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

All Eyes on AI: Regulatory, Litigation, and Transactional Developments – Q1 2024

The firm is pleased to distribute the Q1 2024 edition of All Eyes on AI: Regulatory, Litigation, and Transactional Developments, which closely follows the evolving regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) in the...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

Fisher Phillips

White House Issues Sweeping AI Executive Order: 10 Things Employers Need to Know

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The executive order on artificial intelligence issued by the White House yesterday is the federal government’s most ambitious attempt to date to corral this burgeoning technology – and contains numerous items of interest for...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC sanctions persons connected to Burma’s military regime

On January 31, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 14014 against six individuals and three entities connected to Burma’s military regime. ...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

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OFAC Prohibits Providing Accounting, Trust/Corporate Formation and Management Consulting Services for Russian Parties

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​​​​​​​On May 8, 2022 the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that the performance of accounting, trust and corporate formation and management consulting services for persons located in the Russian Federation...more

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White House Outlines Key Action Items Based on EO Reports Addressing Digital Assets

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On Sept. 16, 2022, the White House released a Fact Sheet providing key findings and action items arising from the nine reports addressing digital assets that have been submitted to the president to date consistent with the...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, September 17, 2022

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September 16, 2022- The White House has released reports submitted to President Biden in response to President Biden's Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets. The reports from the U.S....more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2022 - Executive Order on Digital Assets a Welcome Start to Responsible Regulation

The President issued an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets on March 9, 2022. The value of the cryptocurrency and digital assets sector exceeds $3 trillion and has the potential to grow much...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

What’s New in Washington - November 2017

Congress continues its heavy workload with the Thanksgiving recess roughly three weeks away. On October 26, the House passed the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget resolution by the slim margin of 216-212—opening the door for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Treasury Report Addresses Regulatory Approaches Affecting Investment Companies and Their Advisers

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As required by President Trump’s Executive Order 13772, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a report, “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities, Asset Management and Insurance,” addressing the regulatory...more

K&L Gates LLP

Treasury Reports Continue to Inform Dodd-Frank Reform Efforts

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On October 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) released a report entitled “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Asset Management and Insurance,” the third in a series of reports...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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

All Financial Regulation in the U.S. Now Subject to Review under February 3, 2017 Executive Order Issued by the President

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Hours after the inauguration of President Trump, the White House issued a memorandum which imposed a 90-day delay on regulations which had not yet taken effect. As far as existing financial services law and...more

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