Executive Order 13772: Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System
President: Donald J. Trump
Set principles for reviewing financial regulation and directed the Treasury Secretary to report on laws and rules affecting the financial system.
Status: Revoked. Is Executive Order 13772 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13772 was revoked. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13772 do?
EO 13772 identified core principles for financial regulation, including economic growth, public confidence, taxpayer protection and efficient markets. It directed the Treasury Secretary to consult with financial regulators and report on regulations inconsistent with those principles.
Before and after
Before the order
Financial agencies operated under the Dodd–Frank Act, banking statutes and their existing supervisory authorities.
After the order
Treasury issued sector reports and agencies considered regulatory changes; the order did not itself amend financial statutes or regulations.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Secretary | Consult regulators and report findings | Within 120 days |
| Financial regulators | Provide information and assess regulations | At Treasury’s request |
| Agencies | Consider revisions consistent with law | Ongoing |
What happened next
EO 13772 signed.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order supplied executive-branch review criteria but could not override independent-agency statutes, congressional requirements or the Administrative Procedure Act.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- Federal Register — executive orders archive (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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