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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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May
27
2022
SCOTUS Smacks Down “Bespoke” Arbitration-Preferring Rules, Does Away with Prejudice Requirement in Waiver Analysis
Aug
17
2023
SBA Size Standards: Affiliation Based on Joint Ventures
Mar
4
2019
Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Threshold Reaches $90 Million
Jan
29
2021
Flexibility for Flex Accounts – Congress Provides New Relief to Employees
Apr
11
2016
House Lawmakers to Vote on Dodd-Frank, Other Financial Services Bills; Puerto Rico Remains Key Priority
May
6
2019
DOJ Announces Updated Guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
May
23
2016
International Issues Take Center Stage; CFPB Soon Expected to Release Rulemaking on Short-Term, Small Dollar Loans as SEC Sets Timeline for Fiduciary Rule
Oct
28
2021
PE Firm Pays Record Settlement for Allegedly Deficient Health Services: Identifying Traps for the Unwary
Mar
18
2013
Update: Crane Decision is Overturned by The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Jul
11
2019
Storm Preparation: Dealing With Financially Troubled Companies and Avoiding Clawbacks
Mar
12
2021
The New New Deal? U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Sweeping Labor Reform With Significant but Uncertain Future
Aug
15
2019
How New York Department of Financial Service’s New Research and Innovation Division Can Improve Cryptocurrency and Technology Regulations
Sep
5
2019
Not All Creditors Are Created Equal: Critical Vendors and Bankruptcy
Oct
10
2019
How Can Automotive Startups Attract Investment from Car Manufacturers?
Apr
9
2021
Why Being a “Family Business” May Prevent Your Company From Obtaining Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification
Apr
1
2015
Important Regulatory Developments for Proprietary Trading Firms and Broker-Dealers Using Algorithmic Trading Strategies
Nov
28
2016
Financial Services Policymakers Prepare for 2017 as Regulators Wrap-Up Work
Oct
15
2020
How Your Business Can Get DBE Certification in Other States
Jun
22
2015
Fiduciary Rule Under Scrutiny, Appropriators Continue Targeting Dodd-Frank
May
21
2021
€292 million GDPR fines in the first 3 years!
May
15
2023
Weekly IRS Roundup May 8 – May 12, 2023
Jul
22
2015
Whistleblower Program Development, Part 3: “Would Your Compliance Program Survive an Audit?” [VIDEO]
Apr
24
2017
Full Steam Ahead with Financial Services Regulatory Reform
Jun
12
2023
Bad News for Bad Spaniels: SCOTUS Sides with Jack Daniel’s in Trademark Case
Jul
13
2023
SBA Size Standards: Affiliation Considerations Based on Stock Ownership
Jul
27
2021
Foley Weekly Automotive Report July 27: Truck Shortages, COVID, and Self-Driving Software
Dec
7
2015
Financial Stability Oversight Council, Fiduciary Rule in Focus for Financial Services Lawmakers; SEC to Hold Open Meeting
Dec
29
2015
December 2015: A Compilation of Finance Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions
 

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