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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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Mar
4
2019
Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Threshold Reaches $90 Million
May
6
2019
DOJ Announces Updated Guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
Jul
11
2019
Storm Preparation: Dealing With Financially Troubled Companies and Avoiding Clawbacks
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
Mar
2
2015
Federal Reserve Remains Under Scrutiny; CFTC Reopens Comment Period On Position Limits, Staff To Hold Roundtable
Apr
13
2015
SEC Blows the Whistle on Confidentiality Agreements
Oct
15
2020
How Your Business Can Get DBE Certification in Other States
Nov
30
2009
Use of Independent Contractors May Create Unexpected Liability
May
15
2023
Weekly IRS Roundup May 8 – May 12, 2023
Mar
27
2017
Financial Services Regulatory Reform Poised to Move Ahead
Jun
12
2023
Bad News for Bad Spaniels: SCOTUS Sides with Jack Daniel’s in Trademark Case
May
22
2017
Banking Committee to Vote on Treasury Nominations as Regulators Focused on FinTech, Fiduciary Rule
Jul
13
2023
SBA Size Standards: Affiliation Considerations Based on Stock Ownership
Oct
14
2021
Texas Executive Order to Prohibit COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Nov
21
2022
Three Options for Charitable Giving
Apr
28
2021
Using Joint Assets to Fund Your New Company? Make Sure Spouse Renounces Funds if You Wish to Obtain Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification
Jan
19
2020
Eliminate Investor Fraud Claims in 2020: Recent Texas Supreme Court Decision Shows the Way
Jun
6
2009
Amnesty By Any Other Name: Government Enforcement Drive Against Foreign Bank Account Holders Highlights Little Known IRS Voluntary Disclosure Policy
May
30
2010
The Powers and Duties of a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee
Mar
19
2020
Coronavirus Outbreak Causes North American Carmakers to Announce Temporary Closures
Jun
9
2023
Independence Required for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification
Feb
2
2021
Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Thresholds Adjust Downward for Just Second Time Ever
Jun
4
2020
Power Play: California May Require Attorney General Approval for Transactions Involving Health Systems, Private Equity Groups, or Hedge Funds
Feb
22
2016
International Tax Reform Takes Center Stage; IRS Holds Meeting on Special Enrollment Examination User Fees
Feb
29
2016
House Divided on Fiduciary Rule, Puerto Rico; CFTC Likely to Proceed on Positions Limits Despite Industry Objections
Aug
2
2022
Huge Changes to the Personal Net Worth Calculation- Proposed Changes to Federal DBE Program
Feb
11
2015
Financial Services Committee Continues Housing Focus; FSOC Adopts Changes
 

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