U.S. Financial Regulation 2026 Year Ahead

In 2025, the U.S. financial regulatory landscape witnessed one of the most dramatic transformations in a decade, with a flurry of White House executive orders focusing on the financial services sector and a range of deregulation initiatives undertaken by the federal financial regulatory agencies. With the change of administration came a fundamental pivot from expansive rulemaking to targeted deregulation, along with a substantial reduction in federal enforcement activity.

2026 promises to be a year of both challenge and opportunity for financial institutions, which we anticipate will be shaped by three key themes:

• Disruption

• Innovation; and

• Long-Term Resiliency

Read our note here to explore these themes further and to find out what's on the U.S. regulatory agenda for 2026.