On March 13, 2026, the White House issued an executive order that directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and federal housing and banking agencies to consider a series of mortgage-related regulatory and supervisory changes, with a particular focus on community banks (generally under $30 billion in assets) and “smaller banks” (under $100 billion in assets). The order aims to “improve the availability and affordability …
Executive Order Seeks to Limit Large Institutional Investors From Purchasing Single-Family Homes
On January 20, 2026, the Trump administration issued an executive order to limit the purchase of single-family homes by Wall Street investors. Declaring it the administration’s policy that “large institutional investors should not buy single-family homes that could otherwise be purchased by families,” the executive order aims to “preserve the supply of single-family homes for American families and increase the paths to homeownership.” While the …
Showdown: New Executive Order Puts Federal Government and States on a Collision Course Over AI Regulation
Last week, the White House issued a new executive order (EO) seeking to limit states’ regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) and instead create a uniform national AI policy. The EO does not preempt state AI laws, but it mobilizes federal agencies to take actions that may curtail state efforts to enforce their laws and regulate AI. The EO directs the Justice Department to create a …