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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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Oct
24
2014
Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Controlling Stockholder Claims and Applies Business Judgment Rule to Merger Suits Katten
Feb
14
2018
EU Amends Restrictive Measures on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
5
2018
ESMA Updates Its Opinion on Ancillary Activity Calculations Katten
Aug
14
2023
UK Court Grapples with Cryptocurrency Preservation and Enforcement Issues Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
1
2015
Fidelity National v. CheckFree: Limitations Drawn from Specification Not Enough to Overcome McDermott Will & Emery
May
24
2017
Law Firms Must Step Up Security or Risk Exposure; $8,895,560 Fine for Law Firm Hackers K&L Gates
May
6
2021
CFPB Reiterates Focus on Mortgage Industry COVID-19 Response, Highlights Fair Servicing Concerns Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
7
2017
New SEC Cyber Unit Obtains Emergency Action Against ICO K&L Gates
Mar
30
2020
SEC Extends Reporting Exemptions and Issues COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance Jones Walker LLP
Jun
24
2020
Disgorgement’s Role in SEC Enforcement Actions: An Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Liu v. SEC Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jan
24
2016
ESMA Publishes European Commission Letter on AIFMD Passport Katten
Oct
7
2016
Banking Agencies Remind Banks about Correspondent Banking and BSA/AML Compliance ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
31
2017
Will Congress Deep Six SEC’s Resource Extraction Rule? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
24
2021
Human Rights and Forced Labor Sanctions Announced
Jan
22
2020
Among an Array of 2020 Examination Priorities, SEC Signals Continued Interest in Cryptocurrency Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
29
2022
IRS Delays Additional Amendment Deadlines for Major Retirement Legislation Miller Canfield
Oct
24
2023
The Validity of More Than a Decade’s Worth of Federal Regulations Are at Stake as the U.S. Supreme Court Decides the Constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Funding Structure Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
15
2015
SEC and DOJ Hacking Prosecutions Highlight SEC’s Increased Interest in Cybersecurity Risks Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
24
2016
New Opportunities for Credit Union Ownership of Real Estate in Massachusetts Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Jun
4
2019
An Overview of Green Finance Bilzin Sumberg
Feb
27
2024
U.S. Deploys Pincer Maneuver on Perceived Crypto Abuses Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jun
19
2018
FinCEN Issues Advisory on Human Rights Abuses Enabled by Corrupt PEPs and Their Financial Facilitators Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
14
2019
CFPB proposals to revise payday loan rule and delay compliance date published in Federal Register Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
21
2020
2019 Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Activity [PODCAST] Cornerstone Research
Apr
3
2023
NFA Imposes New Compliance Obligations on Members Engaged in Digital Asset Commodity Activities K&L Gates
Jun
11
2015
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Plaintiffs in 401(k) Plan Case to Pursue Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Under Continuing Duty Theory Vedder Price
Feb
15
2018
House Passes “Madden Fix” Bill Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
9
2018
Federal Banking Agencies Encourage BSA Resource Sharing Ballard Spahr LLP
 

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