Executive Order 14406

Restoring Integrity to America's Financial System

Signed 2026-05-19 in effect
Financial RegulationBankingIllicit Finance
Economy & Finance

Directs Treasury, the CFPB, and federal financial regulators to heighten customer identification and due diligence and to scrutinize credit and depository services provided to non-work-authorized populations, to protect the safety and soundness of the banking system and combat illicit cross-border finance.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Purpose

Addresses national security and public safety risks posed by illicit cross-border financial activity and financial services to inadmissible populations; emphasizes need for robust customer identification and enhanced due diligence to mitigate risks from money laundering and criminal use of U.S. financial system.

Sec. 2 Definition

Defines federal functional financial regulator as the Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, FDIC, and National Credit Union Administration.

Sec. 3 Safeguarding Against Fraud and Abuse

Within 60 days, directs Treasury to issue advisory to financial institutions describing risks and red flags for suspicious activity related to non-work-authorized populations, including payroll tax evasion, structuring, labor trafficking, and ITIN misuse.

Sec. 4 Addressing Structural Credit Risks

Within 60 days, directs CFPB to clarify that deportation risk is a factor in ability-to-repay assessments for non-work-authorized borrowers; directs financial regulators to issue guidance on credit risks posed by non-work-authorized populations.

Sec. 5 General Provisions

Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.