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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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2015
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8
2023
IRS Clarifies Taxation of Staking Crypto Rewards Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
30
2016
SEC Issues Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation on Proxy Card Descriptions Faegre Drinker
Oct
17
2023
SEC Announces Crypto Examination Priorities Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
14
2019
EMIR 2.2 Published in Official Journal Katten
Dec
15
2021
Senate Banking Committee Considers Testimony on Stablecoin Regulation and Risks Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Aug
9
2019
OCC Issues Guidelines for Banks Subject to the CRA Requesting Designation as a Wholesale, Limited Purpose, or Special Purpose Bank Ballard Spahr LLP
May
29
2020
COVID-19: Voluntary COVID-19 Disclosures -- Time to Share Your Approach With the Marketplace? K&L Gates
Dec
1
2020
After a Year of Record-Breaking Enforcement Fines, the CFTC Provides Guidance on the Recognition of Cooperation Faegre Drinker
Oct
28
2017
Treasury Recommends Changes to Post-Financial Crisis Securitization Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
21
2018
Second Annual Survey on Trends in Private Credit Markets Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
2
2019
CFPB Releases Seventh Annual Report to Congress on College Credit Card Agreements Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
20
2020
Despite COVID-19, SEC and FINRA Maintain Regulation BI Compliance Date Bracewell LLP
Mar
10
2023
CFPB and FTC to Scrutinize Tenant Screening Practices Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
26
2012
Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Signal Shift to More Proactive Approach to Hedge Fund Regulation Vedder Price
Sep
7
2014
Commodities Futures Trading Commision (CFTC) Settles Prearranged Trades Violation with Foreign Bank Katten
Apr
9
2015
Could The SEC Ask Airlines To Produce Data On Delayed And Canceled Flights? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
3
2017
OSHA Orders Wells Fargo to Pay $5.4M to Whistleblower Zuckerman Law
Jan
9
2018
Discretionary Management of IRAs: Prohibited Transaction Issues for RIAs- Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #76 Faegre Drinker
Aug
20
2018
OCC Bulletin Allows CRA Downgrades For Evidence Of Discriminatory Credit Practices Ballard Spahr LLP
Dec
1
2022
Rule 15c2-11 Update: The SEC Provides Temporary Relief for Fixed Income Rule 144A Securities Until January 4, 2025 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
May
9
2011
Department of Labor Proposes Additional Disclosure Rules for QDIAs and TDFs McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
26
2013
Saying Goodbye to Fannie and Freddie as a Result of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
11
2014
Tenth Circuit Looks Past “General Partnership” Labels in Agreements to Determine Whether Certain Investments Constitute “Securities” Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
16
2020
SEC Adopts Amendments to “Accredited Investor” Definition Winstead
Jan
22
2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Ability to Pay Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
1
2015
FINRA Examination Review Provides Guidance to Identify, Mitigate and Manage Compensation Conflicts Vedder Price
Oct
18
2023
Funding Community Clean Energy and Climate Mitigation Projects: White House Technical Assistance Guide to Infrastructure Opportunities a Must-Read Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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