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Regulatory Agencies with Financial Services

Readers can learn about new loan transactions, international trade agreements, mortgage loans and bank financing legislation, and other news as it unfolds in the US and around the world. Details that are covered by governmental and regulatory agencies including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), are routinely updated on the site. With ongoing agency news dealing with the CFPB, agency directors, and nominations to financial and banking agencies, the National Law Review constantly adds new cases and newsreaders want to remain informed about.

Global Financial Services

International banking and financial institutions news is also covered on the National Law Review. UK regulatory framework covered, including the Australian crowd-sourced funding regime, and EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), along with international insolvency, news, and legislation from around the world, which are linked to non-US foreign banks and institutions, are regularly published online.  Additionally, the legal experts at the National Law Review consistently offer updates on the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority and the effects of Brexit.

Financial Services and Innovation

The National Law Review also covers hot topics such as financial services law and FinTech (financial technology). Additionally, we cover topics like bitcoin, cryptocurrency transactions, SEC regulations, blockchain technologies, and compliance under finance laws like the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Additionally, cases and news which is governed under the Federal Reserve Act, the Fair Credit and Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and Equal Credit Opportunity Act, are also analyzed in articles on the site.

Securities & the SEC

The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. The National Law Review covers news and updates coming out of the SEC, including information about updates on the US SEC EDGAR system and related requirements, rules designed to limit and enforce rules against Insider Trading and Anti-Money Laundering settlements. Additionally, analysis of the SEC Division of Investment Management leadership and proposed rulemakings.

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Recent Securities, SEC, & Financial Institution Law News

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Dec
4
2015
Agencies Announce Threshold for Smaller Loan Exemption From Appraisal Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Katten
Dec
13
2016
CFIUS Clearance: Beijing E-Town Chipone Technology Co. and Integrated Memory Logic Limited Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
1
2017
CFPB October 2017 “special edition” complaint report highlights servicemember complaints Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
2
2024
SEC Adopts Significant Amendments to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Vedder Price
Aug
3
2015
Third Circuit Finds Insured v. Insured Exclusion Precludes Recovery of Defense Costs Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
24
2017
Bridging the Week: July 17 to 21 and July 24, 2017 (LOPR; Transitory EFRPs; Injunction Against Cutting Off Services; Convictions for Manipulation Overturned; London Whale) [VIDEO] Katten
Jun
8
2012
Internal Bilateral Transactions: Regulatory Risk & Confusion Reign Bracewell LLP
Jul
5
2013
California Securities Law Takes Pity on Inter Vivos Trusts Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
15
2018
ESMA Consults on Guidelines on Anti-Procyclicality Margin Measures for CCPs Katten
Dec
2
2020
Caution for UK Lenders: Failure to Abide by Deed of Priority May Result in Appointment of Administrators Being Void Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
3
2023
NFA Imposes New Compliance Obligations on Members Engaged in Digital Asset Commodity Activities K&L Gates
Nov
18
2020
IRS Answers Questions on the SECURE Act’s Birth and Adoption Distributions for Retirement Plans Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
23
2022
New York’s Proposed Moratorium on Cryptocurrency Mining Operations Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
30
2022
SECURE 2.0 Changes Rules for Retirement Plans Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
17
2023
EUROPE: Eltifs to Become Standalone Product in Ireland K&L Gates
Apr
20
2015
The SEC Is Targeting Companies That Use Confidentiality Agreements That Silence Whistleblowers in Violation of the Securities Exchange Act Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
28
2018
CFPB’s Student Loan Ombudsman Tenders Resignation Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
20
2020
Unions Must Publicly Report More Financial Information Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
19
2014
New Russian Sanctions Legislation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
6
2015
CFPB Examines Bank Account and Service Complaints in Latest Monthly Report Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
11
2016
Washington Hosts Annual World Bank/IMF Spring Meeting, While Obama Administration Examines Global Steel Crisis Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
16
2016
Bank Regulators Encourage Early Implementation of New Credit Loss Standards Jones Walker LLP
Aug
5
2015
Department of Justice Quietly Revises Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Resource Guide Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
26
2017
Between Bridges: SEC Declines to Prosecute Issuer of Digital Tokens That It Deems Securities Not Issued in Accordance with US Securities Laws Katten
Oct
25
2023
UK Crypto AML Registrations: FCA Feedback on Good and Poor Quality Applications Katten
Jul
10
2013
The Politics Of Securities Enforcement Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
3
2020
When Emergencies Become De Rigueur Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
30
2022
FRB Governor Bowman Speaks on Banking Competition Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
 

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