US Reg Round-Up: 16/09/2025
Federal Reserve
Agencies announce third public outreach meeting as part of their review of regulations
09 September 2025
The FDIC, Federal Reserve, and OCC will hold a hybrid public outreach meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of their decennial review of banking regulations under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act (EGRPRA). The meeting allows stakeholders to provide input on regulatory categories including Applications and Reporting, Powers and Activities, International Operations, Consumer Protection, Capital, and the Community Reinvestment Act, among others. Interested participants may register to provide oral comments (in-person or virtually) by 22 October 2025. Advance registration is also required for in-person observers. Additional outreach meetings will be announced in the coming months, with details available on the EGRPRA website.
Federal Reserve Board announces it will host a conference on payments innovation on Tuesday, October 21
03 September 2025
The Federal Reserve Board will host a Payments Innovation Conference on 21 October 2025 to discuss opportunities and challenges in modernizing the payments system. The event will bring together industry participants to explore topics such as the convergence of traditional and decentralized finance, emerging stablecoin use cases, AI applications in payments, and tokenization of financial products and services. Governor Christopher Waller emphasized the importance of innovation in enhancing the safety and efficiency of payments. The conference will be livestreamed on federalreserve.gov, with further details to be announced.
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Host Panels to Discuss Reconsideration of the Eligibility Criteria and Regulatory Treatment of Foreign Private Issuers
18 September 2025
The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on 18 September 2025 at SEC Headquarters in Washington D.C., also webcast online, to host panels reconsidering the eligibility criteria and regulatory treatment of foreign private issuers. The committee will additionally discuss a potential recommendation on retail investor access to private market assets. The committee advises the SEC on investor-focused regulatory priorities and initiatives to enhance market integrity, submitting findings and recommendations as authorized by Congress.