CFPB, Federal Agencies, State Agencies, and Attorneys General
President Trump on Monday issued an Executive Order that prohibits most federal agencies from issuing proposed rules until an administration-appointed agency head reviews the regulation.
The President also imposed a hiring freeze at most federal agencies through another Executive Order.
The Executive Orders do not expressly exclude independent agencies, such as the CFPB.… Continue Reading
The federal banking agencies, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively the “Agencies”), issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“Agencies’ NPRM”) to modernize financial institutions’ anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”) programs.… Continue Reading
