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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
19
2016
Terrorism Financing, Consumer Protection in Spotlight; Various Financial Services Regulators to Meet
May
2
2018
Watch Out! Russian Spies Plan to Take Control of Blockchain (Which Means Cryptocurrencies)!
Nov
26
2016
European Central Bank Publishes Draft Guidance on Leveraged Transactions
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)!
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
20
2015
Dodd-Frank Turns Five, Continued Focus On Fiduciary Rule
Jun
20
2023
Weekly IRS Roundup June 12 – June 16, 2023
Oct
19
2015
House Financial Services Committee Puts Spotlight on Housing; DOL to Make Changes to Fiduciary Rule
Nov
16
2015
Senate to Vote on District Judge; House to Take Up Financial Services Legislation
Jul
27
2021
Foley Weekly Automotive Report July 27: Truck Shortages, COVID, and Self-Driving Software
Dec
10
2015
Best Practices to Avoid Common FCPA Violations: Gifts, Meals, and Entertainment
Feb
1
2016
Senate Continues Debate on Energy, as House Set to Move Several Financial Services Bills
Jan
29
2021
Flexibility for Flex Accounts – Congress Provides New Relief to Employees
Aug
1
2022
Building a Cybersecurity Culture is Critical!
Aug
17
2022
Two Recent Health and Welfare Cases Provide Important ERISA Reminders
Dec
11
2017
Labor Department Proposes A Reversal Of Its Current Tip-Pooling Rules
Jun
24
2020
Supreme Court Recognizes, Limits SEC’s Disgorgement Power
Jul
6
2020
Looking Past the Face of the Shiny Penny: Check the Fine Print of All Private Company Investments
Oct
28
2021
PE Firm Pays Record Settlement for Allegedly Deficient Health Services: Identifying Traps for the Unwary
Mar
12
2021
The New New Deal? U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Sweeping Labor Reform With Significant but Uncertain Future
Apr
20
2015
Senate Banking Committee Schedules Markup; Department Of Labor Releases Fiduciary Rule
Apr
9
2021
Why Being a “Family Business” May Prevent Your Company From Obtaining Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification
Sep
25
2020
Achieving Diversity and Inclusion within the Securities and Financial Management Industry and its Legal Partners
Jan
27
2022
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act – Comment Period Open until March 10, 2022
Oct
21
2020
Georgia Finalizes New Telemedicine Practice Rules
Jul
31
2009
Abstention as an Alternative: Bankruptcy Court Is Not Always the Best Place to Be
 

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