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2 verified reports published on May 20, 2026.
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The White House is trying to sell this as both modernization and integrity, but in practice it looks like another Trump system where the slogans are bigger than the legal cleanup. Banks get more homework, fintech gets more promises, and the hard questions get punted to regulators who now have to translate a political message into actual rules.
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Trump signed an order directing Treasury and banking regulators to issue guidance on fraud flags, customer due diligence and credit risks tied to lending to people without work authorization.
Trump’s May 19 orders direct regulators to review barriers facing fintech firms and to issue a Treasury advisory on fraud and money-laundering red flags tied to non-work-authorized populations.