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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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Aug
16
2016
SEC Fines Company $265,000 for Severance Agreements that Potentially Chilled Whistleblowers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
6
2017
Fed issues consent order for bank’s alleged deceptive practices involving balance transfer credit cards Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
30
2018
ASIC: Australian Laws Still Apply to ICOs Created and Offered Overseas K&L Gates
Aug
24
2018
SEC Disapproves Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products Katten
Feb
8
2023
California Legislators Propose Three Climate Bills Focused on ESG Disclosure and Investment Mintz
Dec
19
2014
FINRA Proposes Rule Change to Codify Reporting Requirement for Accounts Acting in Concert Katten
Apr
6
2017
#9: Customers’ Nonpublic Personal Information Protection - Top 10 Issues Facing Financial Institutions in 2017 ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
28
2017
SEC Speaks Traditionally on FinTech Capital Raising Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
31
2022
The SEC's Failure To Update May Defenestrate Claw-Back Rule Making Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
1
2012
Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) Experiencing Immense Backlog of Cases, Highlighting Need for Thorough and Effective Preparation of Clearance Applications Armstrong Teasdale
Dec
10
2016
Capturing Rollovers: What Information is Needed?: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #29 Faegre Drinker
Aug
20
2019
The Tax Man Cometh: IRS Issues Sends Letters to Over 10,000 Taxpayers with Cryptocurrency Transactions Without Providing Anticipated Guidance Polsinelli PC
Dec
28
2020
U.S. Department of Commerce Publishes Military End User List for Restricting Exports to China and Russia Miller Canfield
May
12
2021
The IRS Continues Aggressive Use of John Doe Summonses to Investigate Tax Evasion Related to Use of Cryptocurrency, Offshore Service Providers Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
12
2021
Don’t Use “Build Back Better” to Sabotage the False Claims Act Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
May
25
2011
SEC’s Final Rules for Implementing Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions: Important Implications for Covered Entities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
23
2019
UK’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws May Extend to Private Landlords Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
21
2020
COVID-19: Attention Massachusetts Mortgagees - New State Legislation Impacting Foreclosure Rights K&L Gates
Oct
13
2023
Let’s Get “Real” Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
May
3
2024
Europe: New Funds May Apply for UK Overseas Fund Regime Recognition from September 2024 K&L Gates
Feb
5
2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Delays Remittance Rule Katten
Dec
6
2015
CFPB Examines Bank Account and Service Complaints in Latest Monthly Report Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
7
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – August 6, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
19
2014
Can You Shrink a Wisconsin Condominium Project? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
5
2015
Department of Justice Quietly Revises Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Resource Guide Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
9
2017
Kenneth Blanco Named FinCEN Director Covington & Burling LLP
May
1
2018
Democratic state AGs comment on CFPB CID process Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
28
2018
CFPB’s Student Loan Ombudsman Tenders Resignation Ballard Spahr LLP
 

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