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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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May
15
2023
Weekly IRS Roundup May 8 – May 12, 2023
Jul
27
2015
Continued Focus on Dodd-Frank, Challenge to CFPB Moves Forward
Jun
12
2023
Bad News for Bad Spaniels: SCOTUS Sides with Jack Daniel’s in Trademark Case
Jul
13
2023
SBA Size Standards: Affiliation Considerations Based on Stock Ownership
May
8
2020
Family Law: Transferring Private Company Interest in Divorce—Going Beyond the Basics to Ensure Continued Success and Avoid Conflicts
Nov
23
2015
New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Letter: “Potential” Cybersecurity Regulations for Insurers
Feb
22
2016
Financial Services Lawmakers Set Agenda for 2016 and Look for Solution to Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis; CFPB, SEC, OFR All Hold Meetings
Feb
29
2016
Tax-Writers Debate International Tax Reform, Inversions; OECD Releases “Inclusive” BEPS Framework
May
9
2016
Senate Banking Focuses on China, Iran; CFPB Takes on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses as Administration Focuses on Financial Transparency
Mar
2
2015
Federal Reserve Remains Under Scrutiny; CFTC Reopens Comment Period On Position Limits, Staff To Hold Roundtable
Sep
12
2016
Hensarling Chooses CHOICE; CFTC Moves Forward with Priorities as Nominees Pending Confirmation, Administration Outlines Approach to Correspondent Banking
Apr
13
2015
SEC Blows the Whistle on Confidentiality Agreements
Oct
7
2020
Why Failing to File Your No-Change Affidavit Will Cause Your Business to Lose Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification
May
31
2018
The Basel Committee and IOSCO Issue Criteria to Identify “Simple, Transparent and Comparable” Short-Term Securitisations
Nov
30
2009
Use of Independent Contractors May Create Unexpected Liability
May
30
2010
The Powers and Duties of a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee
Jul
13
2015
Fed, CFPB Heads to Testify; SEC, CFTC to Hold Meetings
Jun
9
2023
Independence Required for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification
Jun
15
2017
USCIS Seeks Input on Revised EB-5 Capital At Risk Requirement
Jul
31
2021
Update on CFTC Whistleblower Program and Recent Award - July 2021
Jan
29
2021
Trends in SEC Whistleblower Program
Feb
1
2016
Tax-Writers Ponder Path Forward for 2016; U.S., EU Move Forward with BEPS Implementation
Oct
25
2021
On Her Shoulders, Episode 12 - Interview with Gloria Feldt [PODCAST]
Jun
6
2016
Hensarling to Release Dodd-Frank Replacement as House to Vote on Puerto Rico Bill; CFPB, Federal Reserve Propose Long-Awaited Rulemakings
Nov
21
2022
Three Options for Charitable Giving
Dec
9
2019
All in the Family – Why Controlled Group Rules Matter
Nov
5
2020
Franchisor Wins Attorneys’ Fees and Costs in Termination Decision
Feb
26
2022
Impacts of the Canadian Trucker Blockade: How Can Businesses Prepare for Disruptions?
 

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