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PH FedACTion: Financial Regulatory Updates

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, June 12, 2025

June 12, 2025

Edited by Lawrence D. Kaplan, Jason Shafer and Kris Knabe

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Federal Agencies

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Secretary Scott Bessent's Statement Before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

June 11, 2025

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent testified before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government.

 

Secretary Scott Bessent's Statement Before the House Ways and Means Committee

June 11, 2025

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent testified before the House Ways and Means Committee.

 

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Article: What stops the bleeding? Health care gets harder to find in northern New England

June 11, 2025

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston published an article entitled, “What stops the bleeding? Health care gets harder to find in northern New England.”

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

Statements at Open Meeting on Further Extension of the Form PF Compliance Date

June 11, 2025

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul S. Atkins and Commissioner Hester M. Peirce gave statements at an open meeting on further extension of the Form PF compliance data.

 

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Prepayment Monitoring Report First Quarter 2025

June 11, 2025

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released the Prepayment Monitoring Report for the First Quarter 2025.

 

Bank Policy Institute

Blog: Government Examiners Are Prohibiting Banks from Lending to Some of America’s Most Important Companies

June 11, 2025

The Bank Policy Institute published a blog post entitled, “Government Examiners Are Prohibiting Banks from Lending to Some of America’s Most Important Companies.”

 

International

Bank of England

Transitioning to a repo-led operating framework – discussion paper feedback statement

June 11, 2025

The Bank of England published a feedback statement providing a summary of the responses to the Bank’s December 2024 discussion paper ‘Transitioning to a repo-led operating framework’.

 

Market Notice: Recalibration of the Indexed Long-Term Repo Operation

June 11, 2025

The Bank of England released a market notice confirming the recalibrated parameters of the Indexed Long-Term Repo (ILTR) operation. 

 

Using the ILTR: a guide for participants

June 11, 2025

The Bank of England published a guide further detailing the Indexed Long-Term Repo facility.

 

Speech: Picking what matters

June 11, 2025

Bank of England Executive Director Nathanael Benjamin gave a speech entitled, “Picking what matters,” at the Global Investment Management summit.

 

Speech: Learning by doing

June 11, 2025

Bank of England Executive Director Victoria Saporta gave a speech entitled, “Learning by doing.”

 

Financial Conduct Authority

Retirement income advice: good practice and areas for improvement

June 11, 2025

The Financial Conduct Authority published guidance providing examples of good practice and potential areas for improvement for firms providing retirement income advice

 

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 (nominated February 11, 2025); Rodney E. Hood (Acting Comptroller effective February 10, 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)

 

PH Client Alerts

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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

Practice Areas

Bank Regulatory

Financial Services

Global Finance


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