January 23, 2026

In One Year Since Crypto Executive Order, Regulatory Agencies Have Undermined Our Economy, Markets, and Consumer Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Better Markets issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s executive order on digital assets: “The Trump administration is repeatedly proving to the American people just…

January 22, 2026

SEC’s Vote to Reduce Accounting Firm Watchdog’s Budget Endangers Investors

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy for Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with the vote by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to cut the budget of…

January 21, 2026

OCC Proposal Undermines Community Banks and Main Street Economic Growth

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Phillip Basil, Director of Economic Growth and Financial Stability at Better Markets, issued the following statement in conjunction with a comment letter regarding a proposal from the Office of…

January 20, 2026

Fact Sheet: The Banking Agencies’ Anti-Community Bank Policies Are Hurting the Main Street Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Phillip Basil, Director of Economic Growth and Financial Stability for Better Markets, released the following statement in connection with Better Markets’ new fact sheet, “The Banking Agencies’ Anti-Community Bank Policies Are Hurting…

January 19, 2026

One Year Report Card on Trump’s Economic and Financial Policies: F On All Subjects

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dennis M. Kelleher, Co-Founder, President & CEO, issued the following statement in connection with the release of Better Markets’ Report Card on the Trump Administration’s first year of economic and…

January 14, 2026

Fact Sheet: Reducing Supervision of Banks Endangers Depositors and Economic Growth

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Phillip Basil, Director of Economic Growth and Financial Stability for Better Markets, released the following statement in connection with Better Markets’ new fact sheet, “Reducing Supervision of Banks Endangers Depositors…

January 14, 2026

SEC Anti-Investor Crusade Continues: Weakening CAT Handcuffs the SEC and Lets More Financial Lawbreakers Get Away

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy for Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of a proposal to reduce the amount…

January 14, 2026

The RAP Sheets for Wall Street’s Largest Banks Continue to Grow as Trump Administration Slashes Regulation and Abandons Enforcement

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist, issued the following statement on the release of a special report detailing the banks’ pattern of illegal conduct, which promises to get worse…

January 12, 2026

Master of Distraction: Trump’s Attack on the Federal Reserve Should Not Divert from His Failed Economic Policies Hurting Main Street Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dennis M. Kelleher, President and CEO for Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with Trump’s Department of Justice serving the Federal Reserve (Fed) with grand jury subpoenas related to…