U.S. Treasury-led FSOC reviews AI, geopolitical and market risks in 2026 oversight agenda

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leads a Financial Stability Oversight Council session addressing geopolitical risk and AI as part of the 2026 oversight agenda.
Treasury staff present quarterly financial stability updates for Q2 2026, covering supply chain risks, AI implications, and cybersecurity across the U.S. financial system.
The council discusses public comments on proposed nonbank financial company designation guidance and continues work toward finalizing it ahead of the 2026 annual report.

Regulators outline current oversight priorities

As reported by U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent convenes an executive session of the Financial Stability Oversight Council in Washington, where members receive a briefing on a recent interagency tabletop exercise on geopolitical risk hosted by Treasury as part of the council’s economic security work.

Treasury staff also present updates on the council’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group and on four public-private roundtables co-hosted by the council and Treasury through the AI Innovation Series. The discussions are intended to support the continued strength and resilience of the U.S. financial system as technological change accelerates.

The council also hears Treasury staff’s quarterly financial stability monitor, which highlights developments during the second quarter of 2026 across the banking sector, financial markets, household finances and financial innovation. The presentation includes supply chain risks, AI implications for labor and capital markets, and cybersecurity.

Nonbank guidance and annual report remain in focus

Treasury staff additionally brief the council on public comments received on proposed interpretive guidance for nonbank financial company designations. The council says it will continue working toward finalizing that guidance.

Members also review planning for the council’s upcoming 2026 annual report and vote to approve minutes from the previous meeting held on May 6, 2026. Attendees include leaders from the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Housing Finance Agency and National Credit Union Administration, along with non-voting representatives from the Federal Insurance Office and state regulators.

Additional information on the council’s work and the approved meeting minutes is available at fsoc.gov.

In our earlier article, we covered Citi’s effort to scale AI use across its workforce as part of a broader technology modernization push. We noted that the bank is prioritizing employee adoption and peer training while focusing oversight on big-picture AI outcomes, spending controls, and ROI rather than tracking every individual AI action.

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