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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
15
2021
Pushing the Limits: Nielson v. Schmoke Clarifies the Outer Limits of Domesticating Foreign Judgments Ward and Smith, P.A.
Sep
15
2022
SEC Chairman Gensler Re-Affirms Importance of Climate Disclosures in Senate Testimony Mintz
Aug
30
2013
SEC Requires Admission of Wrongdoing as Part of Settlement Katten
Jun
23
2016
Supreme Court Decision Fails to Provide Clarity on Equal Credit Opportunity Act Claims Polsinelli PC
Jun
14
2017
SEC Whistleblower Program: What are the largest SEC whistleblower awards? - Chapter 5 Zuckerman Law
May
13
2020
Seventh Circuit Joins Other Circuits In Finding FCRA Does NOT Require CRAs to Resolve Legal Defenses to Debt Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
10
2022
SEC Proposes Rule and Form Amendments to Enhance Disclosures by Advisers and Funds About ESG Investment Practices Vedder Price
Jan
10
2012
Community Banks and Compliance with FINRA Rule 6490 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Feb
17
2017
Indian Nations Law Update - February 2017: Ninth Circuit Rejects Tribal Online Lenders’ “Co-Regulator” Argument Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
18
2017
Department of Defense Issues Additional MLA Rule Interpretive Guidance; SCRA Foreclosure Protections Extended Ballard Spahr LLP
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
Jul
9
2023
Banking Agencies Finalize Interagency Policy Statement on CRE Loan Workouts Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Sep
20
2010
Third Circuit Rejects the "Fraud-Created-The-Market" Theory of Reliance in a Section 10(B) Private Securities Fraud Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
16
2014
What Wisconsin Lenders Should Know About Construction Liens von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Sep
29
2017
The Week Ahead in the European Parliament – September 29, 2017 Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
9
2018
EC Publishes Notices on the Consequences of Brexit for the Financial Services Sector Katten
Feb
2
2023
FinTech Prevails in Texas “True Lender” Challenge Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
4
2023
Foreign-Owned Companies Operating in The United States Must File a 5 Year Survey with The U.S. Department of Commerce by May 31, 2023 (for Paper Filings) and June 30, 2023 (for Electronic Filings) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
18
2021
English High Court Weighs in on MAC Clause in M&A Transaction Faegre Drinker
May
6
2021
CFPB Reiterates Focus on Mortgage Industry COVID-19 Response, Highlights Fair Servicing Concerns Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
6
2014
Whose Burden Is it to Check for Mistakes in UCC Filings? Delaware Supreme Court Flips Bankruptcy Court’s Ruling in GM Bankruptcy Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
1
2019
Recent Circuit Court Decisions Extend The Breadth Of Section 1782 U.S. Discovery In Foreign Proceedings Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Nov
17
2023
FTC, Florida Settle with Chargeback Mitigation Company for $150K Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
23
2024
Connecticut Banking Commissioner Order Highlights Risks Associated with Call Center Mortgage Loan Origination and Employee Social Media Use Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mar
24
2021
Human Rights and Forced Labor Sanctions Announced
Mar
18
2022
Regulation by Definition: CFPB Broadens Definition of “Unfairness” to Rein in Discrimination Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
20
2014
Agreement Reached on Revised European Rules for Markets in Financial Instruments McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
4
2016
CFTC Enters Into Information Sharing MOU With Additional Canadian Province Katten
 

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