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EO 14406Trump

Restoring Integrity to America's Financial System

This executive order directs financial regulators to tighten anti-money-laundering controls and credit underwriting standards by targeting risks associated with non-work-authorized immigrants and their employers. It mandates Treasury to issue an advisory on suspicious activity patterns, propose Bank Secrecy Act regulatory changes, and directs the CFPB and banking regulators to factor immigration status and deportation risk into ability-to-repay and credit risk assessments.

Economy & LaborImmigrationDefense & SecurityFederal Workforce
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EO 14393Trump

Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit

This executive order directs federal financial regulators to consider easing mortgage lending rules for smaller banks, modernizing appraisal and digital closing processes, and reducing compliance burdens under Dodd-Frank. It aims to increase bank participation in mortgage lending, particularly by community banks, and improve access to home loans for creditworthy borrowers including rural and low-to-moderate-income households.

Economy & LaborFederal Workforce
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EO 14281Trump

Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy

This executive order eliminates disparate-impact liability across federal civil rights enforcement, revoking presidential approvals of Title VI regulations dating to 1966 and 1973. It directs agencies to deprioritize enforcement of statutes and regulations incorporating disparate-impact theories, requires review of pending investigations and litigation, and mandates repeal or amendment of related regulations.

Civil RightsDemocracy & GovernanceEconomy & Labor
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EO 14217Trump

Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy

This executive order directs the elimination or reduction of several federal entities and programs deemed unnecessary, including the Presidio Trust, Inter-American Foundation, US African Development Foundation, and US Institute of Peace. It also terminates multiple federal advisory committees, revokes a 1961 presidential memorandum to eliminate Federal Executive Boards, ends the Presidential Management Fellows Program, and requires White House policy aides to identify additional entities for termination within 30 days.

Federal WorkforceDemocracy & GovernanceEconomy & Labor
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EO 14117Biden

Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern

This executive order restricts countries of concern from accessing Americans' bulk sensitive personal data and U.S. government-related data through new regulations on data transactions, submarine cable licensing, and federal research funding. It directs the Attorney General and Homeland Security to issue regulations within 180 days to prohibit or restrict high-risk data transfers while avoiding broad data localization requirements or commercial decoupling. The order also mandates reports on genomic data risks and prior data transfers, with security requirements based on NIST cybersecurity frameworks.

AI & TechnologyDefense & SecurityHealthcareFederal Workforce
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EO 14095Biden

Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers

This executive order directs federal agencies to use existing authorities to expand access to affordable, high-quality child care and long-term care, and to improve wages and working conditions for caregivers. It includes specific actions across HHS, Labor, Education, Veterans Affairs, and other agencies to boost compensation, increase training pathways, support family caregivers, and leverage federal infrastructure and workforce funding for care services. Most provisions are framed as considerations, guidance, or encouragement rather than mandates.

Economy & LaborHealthcareFederal WorkforceEducation
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EO 14036Biden

Promoting Competition in the American Economy

This executive order establishes a whole-of-government competition policy to combat excessive market concentration across the economy. It creates a White House Competition Council and directs dozens of specific actions by agencies including the FTC, DOJ, USDA, HHS, DOT, FCC, and others to address anti-competitive practices in labor markets, agriculture, healthcare, telecommunications, transportation, and technology.

Economy & LaborHealthcareEnergy & EnvironmentDefense & Security
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MemoTrump

Federal Housing Finance Reform

This memorandum directs the Treasury Secretary to develop a plan for ending the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and reforming the housing finance system, and directs the HUD Secretary to develop a plan for modernizing FHA and GNMA programs. Both plans must distinguish legislative from administrative reforms and include implementation timelines for administrative actions, to be submitted to the President 'as soon as practicable.'

Economy & LaborDemocracy & GovernanceFederal Workforce
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MemoObama

Student Aid Bill of Rights To Help Ensure Affordable Loan Repayment

This memorandum directs multiple federal agencies to implement stronger consumer protections for the more than 40 million Americans with student loan debt. It establishes deadlines for creating a complaint system, improving loan servicing standards, protecting distressed borrowers including those with disabilities, and exploring regulatory changes to bankruptcy and consumer protection laws.

EducationEconomy & LaborFederal Workforce
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EO 13646Obama

Establishing the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans

This executive order creates a presidential advisory council within the Treasury Department focused on improving financial literacy and money management skills among young Americans. The council will bring together government officials and private-sector experts to develop strategies for financial education in schools, communities, and workplaces, with a two-year mandate.

Economy & LaborEducationFederal Workforce
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EO 13607Obama

Establishing Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans, Spouses, and Other Family Members

This executive order creates consumer protections for military members, veterans, and their families using federal education benefits like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Tuition Assistance Program. It establishes 'Principles of Excellence' requiring schools receiving these funds to provide clear cost information, end deceptive recruiting, ensure academic support, and strengthen complaint and enforcement systems across the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Education.

EducationFederal WorkforceDefense & Security
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