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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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Sep
8
2021
Foley Weekly Automotive Report - September 8, 2021
Feb
3
2016
Leaders Discuss Issues Facing Florida Manufacturers
Feb
8
2016
Fiduciary Rule Still in Focus, As Financial Services Lawmakers Consider Importance of Short-Term Credit Availability
Oct
23
2017
Straight Talk About Incentive Compensation
Feb
22
2016
Financial Services Lawmakers Set Agenda for 2016 and Look for Solution to Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis; CFPB, SEC, OFR All Hold Meetings
Feb
29
2016
Tax-Writers Debate International Tax Reform, Inversions; OECD Releases “Inclusive” BEPS Framework
Aug
1
2022
Building a Cybersecurity Culture is Critical!
Aug
17
2022
Two Recent Health and Welfare Cases Provide Important ERISA Reminders
Jun
24
2020
Supreme Court Recognizes, Limits SEC’s Disgorgement Power
Oct
28
2021
PE Firm Pays Record Settlement for Allegedly Deficient Health Services: Identifying Traps for the Unwary
Jul
6
2020
Looking Past the Face of the Shiny Penny: Check the Fine Print of All Private Company Investments
May
9
2016
Senate Banking Focuses on China, Iran; CFPB Takes on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses as Administration Focuses on Financial Transparency
Mar
12
2021
The New New Deal? U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Sweeping Labor Reform With Significant but Uncertain Future
Sep
12
2016
Hensarling Chooses CHOICE; CFTC Moves Forward with Priorities as Nominees Pending Confirmation, Administration Outlines Approach to Correspondent Banking
Apr
9
2021
Why Being a “Family Business” May Prevent Your Company From Obtaining Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification
Apr
20
2015
Senate Banking Committee Schedules Markup; Department Of Labor Releases Fiduciary Rule
Feb
14
2023
Wisconsin Resident Producers Required to Submit Annual Cybersecurity Certification By March 1, 2023
Nov
26
2019
Since 2013 More Than $26 Billion Has Been Scammed by BEC/EAC (Business Email Comprise/Email Account Compromise aka Spearphishing)!
May
31
2018
The Basel Committee and IOSCO Issue Criteria to Identify “Simple, Transparent and Comparable” Short-Term Securitisations
Oct
13
2020
Do Owners Have to “Buy In” to Their Company in Order to Get Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification?
May
21
2021
€292 million GDPR fines in the first 3 years!
Jul
15
2015
Closing a Facility? Dig Deep to Avoid Contractual Issues
Jul
27
2015
Continued Focus on Dodd-Frank, Challenge to CFPB Moves Forward
Jun
20
2023
Weekly IRS Roundup June 12 – June 16, 2023
Oct
5
2015
Not So Fast My Friend – UAW Membership Rejects Tentative Agreement
Jul
27
2021
Foley Weekly Automotive Report July 27: Truck Shortages, COVID, and Self-Driving Software
Jan
29
2021
Flexibility for Flex Accounts – Congress Provides New Relief to Employees
Oct
19
2021
Government Issues No Surprises Act Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (Part II)
 

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