Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, July 22, 2025

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Major Developments

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Postponement and Reopening of Investment Adviser Rule

July 21, 2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to postpone the effective date of the final rule establishing Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers (IA AML Rule) and to revisit the scope of the IA AML Rule at a future date. FinCEN anticipates delaying the effective date of the IA AML Rule from January 1, 2026, until January 1, 2028.

• Press Release

 

Federal Agencies

Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Seek Further Comment on Interagency Effort to Reduce Regulatory Burden

July 21, 2025

The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced their fourth notice requesting public comment to reduce regulatory burden.

• Press Release

 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

SCE Credit Access Survey – June 2025

July 21, 2025

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released the results of the July 2025 SCE Credit Access Survey.

• Survey

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

National Rates and Rate Caps – July 2025

July 21, 2025

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation released the national rates and rate caps for July 21, 2025.

• Rate Caps

 

International

Bank of England
Financial Conduct Authority

Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority – Memorandum of Understanding on the Supervision of Financial Market Infrastructure

July 21, 2025

The Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority signed a memorandum of understanding that sets out a framework of cooperation to supervise financial market infrastructure.

• Statement
• Memorandum of Understanding

 

Administration Changes

Vacancies

Appointments

U.S. Department of the Treasury – Scott Bessent (effective January 27, 2025)

Federal Reserve Board – Jerome H. Powell (effective May 23, 2022)

• Vice Chair Phillip N. Jefferson (sworn in September 13, 2023)
• Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman (sworn in June 9, 2025)
• Governor Michael Barr (sworn in July 19, 2022)
• Governor Michelle W. Bowman (sworn in November 26, 2018)
• Governor Christopher J. Waller (sworn in December 18, 2020)
• Governor Lisa D. Cook (sworn in September 13, 2022)
• Governor Adriana D. Kugler (sworn in September 13, 2023)

Federal Reserve Bank of New York – John C. Williams (effective June 18, 2018)

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston – Susan M. Collins (effective July 1, 2022)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – Travis Hill (Acting Chairman effective January 20, 2025)

• Vice Chairman Vacant
• Director Vacant
• Director Rodney Hood (Acting Comptroller of the Currency)
• Director Russel Vought (Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – Jonathan Gould (effective July 15, 2025)

Securities and Exchange Commission – Paul Atkins (effective April 9, 2025)

Commodity Futures Trading Commission – Brian Quintenz (nominated February 11, 2025); Caroline D. Pham (Acting Chairman effective January 20, 2025)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – Jonathan McKernan (nominated February 11, 2025); Russel Vought (Acting Director effective February 10, 2025)

National Credit Union Administration – Kyle Hauptman (Chairman effective January 20, 2025)

Small Business Administration – Kelly Loeffler (effective February 19, 2025)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Scott Turner (effective February 5, 2025)

Federal Housing Finance Agency – William Pulte (effective March 13, 2025)

U.S. Department of Education – Linda McMahon (effective March 3, 2025)

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network – Andrea Gacki (effective July 13, 2023)

 

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Legislation/Legislative Updates

Click here to view the full text of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), Enacted March 27, 2020.

Click here to view the full text of the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020, Enacted April 24, 2020.

Click here to view the full text of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, Enacted June 5, 2020.

Click here to view the full text of theConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Enacted December 27, 2020.

Click here to view the full text of the American Rescue Plan of 2021, Enacted March 11, 2021.

Click here to view the full text of the PPP Extension Act of 2021, Enacted March 30, 2021.

Click here to view a running list of proposed legislation from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, House Committee on Financial Services and House Committee on Small Business