CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham reported that the agency freed over $25 billion in capital and collateral through regulatory relief in 2025 and eliminated duplicative, unnecessary, and excessive regulatory requirements.

In the new Executive Order, the President directed the Department of Labor, the SEC and the Federal Trade Commission to "increase oversight of and take action to restore public confidence in the proxy advisor industry, including by promoting accountability, transparency, and competition."

The OCC conditionally approved five national trust bank charter applications, including two de novo charters and three conversions from state trust companies.

In remarks to the Financial Stability Oversight Council, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould emphasized the bureau's deregulatory agenda. He asserted that post-crisis regulations have impeded bank lending and pushed activities outside the regulated banking system.

In a no-action letter, the SEC Division of Trading and Markets permitted The Depository Trust Company to operate a voluntary securities tokenization program, that would allow the tokenization and transfer of eligible securities on distributed ledgers.