Although Venezuela remains subject to sanctions targeting the Government of Venezuela (GoV) and entities in which it holds a 50% or greater ownership interest, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a series of General Licenses (GLs) representing the broadest easing of Venezuela-related sanctions in years.

The Reg E Reader features insights from Winston & Strawn’s multidisciplinary Consumer Financial Services Group on legal and enforcement developments related to Regulation E. The blog provides guidance and best practices for those who must remain compliant with the complex, evolving requirements of the regulation. In this blog post, Caitlin Mandel, Arman Aboutorabi, and Sydney Alexandra Rose provide a year-end review on the status of the CFPB, highlighting recent news, rulemaking activities, and hints toward the agency's future heading into 2026.