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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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Apr
1
2016
SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter on Index Fund Investments in Insurance Companies and Securities Related Businesses Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
20
2017
Delaware Court of Chancery Holds Stockholder not Bound by Stock Transfer Restrictions not Noted on Stock Certificates K&L Gates
Oct
31
2023
Addressing Whistleblower Claims Under Sarbanes-Oxley and Beyond: US Supreme Court Hears Argument on Burden of Proof Requirements K&L Gates
Dec
16
2014
A Primer on EMV Technology for Merchants (EuroPay, Mastercard, and Visa) Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
7
2018
CFTC Releases Chairman Statement and Backgrounder on Virtual Currencies Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
17
2020
SEC Signals Increased Investigation Activities in Light of COVID-19 Polsinelli PC
Apr
13
2022
SEC Proposes Extensive New Rules Applicable to SPACs and de-SPAC Transactions Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
16
2023
Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions Blank Rome LLP
Mar
16
2020
SEC Issues New Exemptive Order in Response to COVID-19 Vedder Price
Dec
21
2018
FCA MAR and Crime Systems Guidance Published and Post-Brexit Prep Katten
Aug
14
2019
A Dream or a Nightmare? Who pays in a world without student loans? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
29
2020
CFIUS UPDATE ISSUE — Well I Do Declare: Mandatory Declarations Everywhere Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
25
2020
FCA sets out expectations of insurers after BI test case Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
11
2011
U.S. Treasury Creates Insurance Committee Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jun
26
2013
Saying Goodbye to Fannie and Freddie as a Result of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
1
2015
FINRA Examination Review Provides Guidance to Identify, Mitigate and Manage Compensation Conflicts Vedder Price
Aug
12
2016
SEC Charges Another Company for Anti-Whistleblower Provision in Severance Agreements Faegre Drinker
Apr
3
2017
Delaware's No-Usury-Cap Rule Deemed Unenforceable as Contrary to New York Public Policy in FDCPA Class Action K&L Gates
Mar
1
2021
New York Attorney General Announces Settlement with Bitfinex Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
22
2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Ability to Pay Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
31
2015
Corporations Are People Under The FDCPA: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
8
2016
California Corporations: When Majority Won’t Suffice Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
21
2017
SEC Chairman Clayton Makes First Public Speech Outlining His Vision for the Commission Katten
Apr
22
2018
EBA Publishes Report Regarding ITS on Reporting for Resolution Plans Under the EU BRRD Katten
Feb
11
2022
SEC Issues Proposed Cyber Rule, Including 48-Hour Breach Reporting Requirement Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
11
2022
DOJ Signals Concerted Effort to Prosecute Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraud Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
1
2023
Inadvertent Errors and Tax Hedge Identification ASKramer Law
May
11
2014
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Member Agencies and State of New York to Focus Attention on Cybersecurity Katten
 

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