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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
2015
SEC Is Sued Again For Doing Nothing Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
18
2017
SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Registered Representatives in Connection with Investments by Federal Employees in Variable Annuities Vedder Price
Mar
24
2022
The Role of the Independent Director in a Restructuring [PODCAST] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
17
2022
Disputes in Private Equity: Interpreting the Miscellaneous Nishith Desai Associates
Sep
27
2023
Could the new SEC "Names Rule" kill ESG funds? Mintz
Feb
5
2024
Senators Pressure FinCEN to Fully Implement AML Whistleblower Program Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jul
31
2013
Are the Odds in Your Favor? Re: EB5 Investor Visas Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
13
2015
SEC Settles with Investment Advisory Firm over Claims of False Performance Advertising Vedder Price
Sep
20
2018
The CFPB’s Latest Credit Invisibility Report: What Should We Make of It? Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
11
2020
No Guarantee to Supplemental Jurisdiction: Court Declines to Exercise Jurisdiction Over Counterclaim Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
30
2021
Good News and Bad News about Unclaimed Property in Wisconsin Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
12
2016
How Has Supreme Court Decision in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer Affected Litigation Over Company Stock in Retirement Plans? The National Center for Employee Ownership
Sep
20
2019
Polish Data Protection Authority’s Position on Making Copies of Identity Documents by Banks Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
26
2020
Troubled Debt Restructuring: Phase 3 Stimulus Bill Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
15
2020
LIBOR Benchmark Replacement – “It’s Time to Get Off the SOFR” – An Overview of the Impact of LIBOR Transition on Aircraft Financing and Leasing Transactions Vedder Price
May
14
2021
SEC Emerges as Main Regulator of Cryptocurrency Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
22
2021
OFAC Again Says Beware of Sanctions When Making Ransomware Payments and Designates Virtual Currency Exchange as Malicious Cyber Actor Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
20
2012
US Regulation of European OTC Derivatives Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
13
2016
Ninth Circuit Permits SEC to Assert Standalone Claim for False Sarbanes-Oxley Certification, Confirms Disgorgement Remedy Against CEO and CFO Despite Lack of Personal Involvement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
4
2018
Overpayments on Life-Contingent Annuities: How Bad Is This and What Can Be Done? Faegre Drinker
Apr
25
2020
Enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program AND Healthcare Enhancement Act and Further Interpretive Guidance on The Economic Uncertainty Certification And PPP Eligibility Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
24
2022
Four Ways to Avoid General Solicitation in Private Offerings Varnum LLP
Jun
5
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Currently Examining Potential Changes To “Accredited Investor” Definition Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
May
3
2016
Hidden Preamble Observations: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #3 Faegre Drinker
Nov
30
2017
There’s Gold in Them Thar Employee Benefit Trusts … Fool’s Gold Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
18
2021
Immediate Enactment Of Juneteenth As A Federal Holiday Will Have Significant Impact On Mortgage Lenders And Other Consumer Lenders Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
1
2023
Legislator Proposes To Expand CFL To Encompass "Commercial Brokers" Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
5
2023
The Down and Dirty on Crypto Scams ASKramer Law
 

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