Administration Outlook

On March 21, the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its "Interim final rule; request for comments" that removes any requirement for U.S. companies or U.S. persons to submit beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports, as required by the Corporate ...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was busy last week in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space, offering further insight into practices and programs likely to be scrutinized following President Trump’s DEI-related executive order (EO). As Venable previously indicated, ...

On March 18, President Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The removals of Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter are the latest in a series of executive actions that will limit the agency’s independence.  They also present a direct challenge ...

For years, UK-based consumer finance and payments firms have viewed the U.S. regulatory landscape as complex, fragmented, and challenging when it comes to expansion. But 2025 may prove to be a turning point. The new Trump administration is ushering in a broad deregulatory shift in Washington and rolling ...

New York attorney general Leticia James is the latest state-level actor to respond to the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink federal consumer protection agencies. James has championed the FAIR Business Practices Act, a bill introduced in the New York state legislature aimed at expanding ...