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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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Aug
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2017
SEC Issues Guidance on Initial Coin Offerings and Cryptocurrencies Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
16
2019
TCPA Regulatory Update — FCC Wakes from TCPA Hibernation with Orders Granting Two Petitions Mintz
Jul
19
2023
Transfer on Death Beneficiary Designations for Financial and Real Property Assets Blank Rome LLP
Apr
12
2024
FDIC Issues Orders Against Two More Banks Over Fintech Partnerships Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2011
SEC Adopts Rules Exempting Venture Capital Fund Advisers from SEC Registration and Setting Forth Reporting Regime Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
24
2015
ESMA Issues Call for Evidence on Virtual Currency Katten
Nov
14
2022
Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — November 2022 Mintz
May
18
2023
Keep Your Paws Off My Positive Arbitrage – “With Great Power Comes Some Responsibility” Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
22
2014
"Lien In": North Carolina General Assembly Revisits New Mechanics Lien Laws Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
18
2015
FDIC Warns Banks About Risks of Marketplace Lending Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
31
2016
SEC Adopts Changes to Form ADV Affecting Advisers to Private Investment Funds Proskauer Rose LLP
May
16
2018
Commissioner Peirce Remarks on the Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation K&L Gates
Jun
6
2020
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Robinson & Cole LLP
Apr
21
2016
MetLife Wins a Round on the Government’s Dodd-Frank Act SIFI Designation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
24
2018
Mulvaney outlines new CFPB governing philosophy Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
17
2022
Warning to All U.S. Taxpayers Who Use Cryptocurrency: “Crypto” Doesn’t Mean Your Currency is Secret — or Protected — from the IRS Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
21
2016
Financial Industry Groups Criticize New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Proposal Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
13
2012
SEC Finalizes Dodd-Frank Independence Rules Under Section 952 McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
17
2021
Weekly IRS Roundup February 8 – February 12, 2021 McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
18
2022
DOJ and Treasury Announce Multilateral Russian Oligarch Task Force Called “REPO” ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
24
2023
CFIUS Determination Regarding “Excepted Foreign State” Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
20
2023
Connecticut Poised to Become Fifth State to Enact Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
15
2024
DOJ Plans to Apply the New Whistleblower Rewards Pilot Program to FCPA Cases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
18
2011
Investment Adviser Act Audits: OCIE Deputy Director Norm Champ Explains What Examiners Are Looking For When Conducting Examinations Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
28
2015
Quicken Loans Takes on the DOJ & HUD Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
17
2019
Bipartisan Legislation Proposed to Promote Student Loan Repayment Retirement Benefits McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
10
2021
Exchange-Traded Fund and Its CPO Settle SEC and CFTC Charges of Inadequate Disclosure Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jan
20
2022
The Digital Equity Act Keller and Heckman LLP
 

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