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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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2018
CMS Proposes to Ever-So-Slightly Expand Stark Law Exceptions for Compensation Arrangements
Jan
4
2022
Foley Weekly Automotive Report: January 4, 2022
Mar
20
2017
Financial Services Nominees in Spotlight as Agencies Under Scrutiny
May
4
2021
May 4, 2021 Foley Weekly Automotive Report
Aug
27
2015
Spain Sets a New Milestone with its Corporate Compliance Statute
Feb
14
2022
Top Trends in Tech-Enabled Home Care
Sep
25
2015
Considering Selling Your Company? Tip #3: Understand the Current Funding Environment
May
2
2023
Weekly IRS Roundup April 24 – April 28, 2023
Jul
9
2021
Supply Chain Security gets help from NIST!
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
Aug
24
2023
SBA Size Standards: Affiliation Based on Franchise and License Agreements
Sep
10
2021
SEC Issues an Investor Alert about Digital Asset and “Crypto” Investment Scams!
Feb
12
2021
CDC Says Fully Vaccinated Employees No Longer Required To Quarantine
Sep
12
2016
Hensarling Chooses CHOICE; CFTC Moves Forward with Priorities as Nominees Pending Confirmation, Administration Outlines Approach to Correspondent Banking
Mar
2
2015
Federal Reserve Remains Under Scrutiny; CFTC Reopens Comment Period On Position Limits, Staff To Hold Roundtable
Jun
24
2020
Supreme Court Recognizes, Limits SEC’s Disgorgement Power
Jul
6
2020
Looking Past the Face of the Shiny Penny: Check the Fine Print of All Private Company Investments
Apr
13
2015
SEC Blows the Whistle on Confidentiality Agreements
May
31
2018
The Basel Committee and IOSCO Issue Criteria to Identify “Simple, Transparent and Comparable” Short-Term Securitisations
Mar
24
2021
Human Rights and Forced Labor Sanctions Announced
Dec
18
2023
New York Employers Should Take Advantage of the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” Requirements to Reexamine Independent Contractor Relationships
Nov
30
2009
Use of Independent Contractors May Create Unexpected Liability
Jul
15
2015
Closing a Facility? Dig Deep to Avoid Contractual Issues
Nov
26
2019
Since 2013 More Than $26 Billion Has Been Scammed by BEC/EAC (Business Email Comprise/Email Account Compromise aka Spearphishing)!
Oct
13
2020
Do Owners Have to “Buy In” to Their Company in Order to Get Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification?
Jul
27
2015
Continued Focus on Dodd-Frank, Challenge to CFPB Moves Forward
 

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