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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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Nov
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2018
Banking Regulators Propose Revised Methodology for Calculating Derivatives Exposure Katten
Jun
27
2019
Privacy Tip #196 – Free Credit Monitoring for Active Duty Military and National Guard Personnel Robinson & Cole LLP
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18
2023
SEC Denial of Grayscale Bitcoin Fund Was Arbitrary and Capricious, Rules DC Circuit Court of Appeals Katten
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30
2013
SEC Requires Admission of Wrongdoing as Part of Settlement Katten
Oct
12
2015
California Governor Signs Finders Exemption Bill Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
8
2018
High Court Narrows Whistleblower Status Protections Under Dodd-Frank ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
6
2020
Sixth Circuit Adopts “Inaccurate or Misleading” Standard in Case Regarding Fired Uber Driver Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
2
2020
Potential Impacts of the Newly Expanded Definition of “Accredited Investor” Polsinelli PC
Feb
20
2015
Georgia Investment Advisor Launches Article II Constitutional Challenge to the SEC’s Use of ALJs – And Seeks Discovery Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
2
2016
Reasonable Compensation for IRAs: When and How Long? Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #26 Faegre Drinker
Mar
21
2021
FCRA Claim Regarding the Reporting of Charged Off Balances Dismissed for Lack of Article III Standing Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
9
2021
Tenth Circuit Applies TransUnion v. Ramirez To Find Standing In Single-Call Debt Collection Case Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
24
2011
IRS Extends Year-End Deadline for Pension Plan Amendments Under Code Section 436 McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
4
2024
Business Taxation of Hedging Transactions Part I: Hedging Risks ASKramer Law
Aug
21
2010
The Transparency Monster Strikes Again: New Reporting Requirements For Executive Compensation And First-Tier Subcontract Awards Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
22
2021
FTC Changes Course and Retains Care Labeling Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
9
2022
SEC Notches Win in Cryptocurrency Registration Battle Bracewell LLP
May
15
2023
Hot Antitrust Enforcement Climate Reaches Private Equity Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
28
2023
UK Confirms Proposals for the Future Financial Services Regulatory Rules for Cryptoassets Katten
Jan
26
2024
CFPB Brings String of Enforcement Actions to Round Out 2023 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
20
2014
Agreement Reached on Revised European Rules for Markets in Financial Instruments McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
20
2018
SEC Adopts New Form ATS-N and Amendments to Regulation ATS and Exchange Act Rule 3a1-1 to Enhance Transparency and Oversight of Alternative Trading Systems Katten
Nov
6
2018
UK Cryptoassets Taskforce Final Report K&L Gates
Jun
28
2019
Vermont Supplements Recent Legislation Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
19
2023
Investor Groups Raise Concerns Over European Sustainability Reporting Standards Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Oct
15
2015
Coming Down Pipeline: US Energy Credit Lines Face 35-40% Cuts Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
19
2017
Legal Ramifications of Paying Employees with Cryptocurrency Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
9
2018
EC Publishes Notices on the Consequences of Brexit for the Financial Services Sector Katten
 

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