Financial, Securities & Banking

The Financial institutions and banking sectors are highly regulated in the US and throughout the world with stiff penalties for failure to comply with regulations. The National Law Review addresses legal issues, compliance concerns, financial regulatory schemes, broker-deals, insolvency and restructuring, and structured transaction negotiations.

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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Apr 7 2020	FAQ: Paycheck Protection Loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans	Ward and Smith, P.A.
Apr 7 2020	Interim Rule Issued – Paycheck Protection Program	Vedder Price
Apr 7 2020	The CARES Act Provides Additional Relief to Consumer Debtors in Bankruptcy	Ward and Smith, P.A.
Apr 7 2020	U.S. Federal Tax Changes in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr 7 2020	Board Oversight in the Age of COVID-19: Part 3	Vedder Price
Apr 7 2020	Poland’s Commercial Companies Code: Holding Board and Other Meetings Made Easier	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr 7 2020	California Court of Appeal Clarifies Circumstances Where So-Called “Unlimited” Vacation Policies May Trigger a Right to Wages	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr 7 2020	FFCRA - U.S. DOL Issues Regulations For Implementing Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr 7 2020	U.S. Small Business Administration Affiliation Rules and Their Application to the Payroll Protection Program	Robinson & Cole LLP
Apr 7 2020	Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review Emphasizes the Need for Regulations Governing Corporate Sustainability	Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Apr 7 2020	Delaware Chancery Holds Early Committee Appointment Necessary to Cleanse Conflict from Corporate Transactions	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 7 2020	SBA Loans Under the CARES Act - Updated	Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr 7 2020	New Jersey DOL Issues Regulations Implementing COVID-19 Anti-Retaliation Law	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr 7 2020	Work-Outs of Technology and Services Agreements Challenged by COVID-19	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 7 2020	The European Commission is Ready to Provide Ad Hoc Antitrust Guidance to Allow Cooperation Necessary in the COVID-19 Crisis	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr 7 2020	Who’s Looking Out For Private Equity Limited?	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr 7 2020	Who Knew? The California General Corporation Law Governs Contracting And Conveyancing By Foreign Corporations	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr 7 2020	Section 4003 of the CARES Act: Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the United States Economy	Polsinelli PC
Apr 6 2020	Dallas County Judge Jenkins Issues Stay-at-Home Order Through April 30, 2020	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr 6 2020	COVID-19 Update—“Essential” Investment Company/Advisory Functions in the Wake of Shelter in Place Orders	Vedder Price
Apr 6 2020	Small Business Administration Announces Access to Emergency Relief Loans (Updated April 6, 2020)	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Apr 6 2020	Coronavirus Disruption: Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Fund Managers	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 6 2020	COVID-19: Maine Governor Janet Mills Issues Statewide Stay-at-Home Order	Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr 6 2020	Washington Gov. Inslee Issues Clarifications Regarding “Essential” Businesses Exempt from His “Stay-At-Home” Order	Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr 6 2020	COVID-19: FAQs for Employers Doing Business in Germany	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr 6 2020	SEC Chairman Encourages Public Companies to Keep Investors Informed, SEC Chief Accountant Discusses COVID-19 Challenges	Jones Walker LLP
Apr 6 2020	California Tax Relief Available to Businesses	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr 6 2020	Oregon Temporarily Lifts Weekly Work Hour Limits for Certain Manufacturers for COVID-19 Crisis	Jackson Lewis P.C.

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