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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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2015
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31
2018
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4
2019
CFPB Seeks Approval For Debt Collection And Household Balance Sheets Surveys Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
14
2022
New York Legislators Address Crypto Head-On K&L Gates
May
15
2015
What to Do if You're the Deer in the SEC's Headlights Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Feb
2
2018
FINRA Proposes Rule Change To Provide Additional Hearing Options for Parties in Certain Arbitrations Katten
Sep
25
2018
CPSC’s FY 2019 Operating Plan Includes Collaborative Nanotechnology Research Activities Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
May
2
2017
Supreme Court Asked to Review Scope of Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Provision Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
23
2023
SEC Advances Three New Cybersecurity Rule Proposals Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
15
2024
Elder Wire Fraud Scams Rising, Produce Huge Losses Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Aug
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US Regulation of European OTC Derivatives Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
24
2021
South Carolina Ruling Gives Lenders Flexibility on When to Foreclose in Face of Borrower Litigation Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Sep
20
2019
CFIUS Proposes Rules to Implement FIRRMA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
17
2020
Private Equity in 401(k) Plans – A Trillion Dollar Opportunity? K&L Gates
Dec
15
2022
S.D.N.Y. Voids ERISA Plan’s Arbitration Provision Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
8
2016
Research Note: Equity Market Volatility on August 24, 2015 Katten
May
9
2016
Senate Banking Focuses on China, Iran; CFPB Takes on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses as Administration Focuses on Financial Transparency
Apr
7
2022
Key Digital Asset Proposals in the Biden Administration's Green Book McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
22
2022
How an Estate Plan Can Protect Against Financial Exploitation Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jun
12
2023
The UK’s Model Risk Management Principles for Banks Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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1
2015
California Securities Law: Overcoming A Securities Overissue Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
4
2018
SEC Enforcement Co-Director Gives Guidance for Wells Process Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
6
2019
“Sue First, Ask Questions Later” Approach to Records Inspection Suits Rejected by Court of Chancery Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
9
2020
Teva Pharmaceuticals Settles to Pay Over $519 Million in Penalties for Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jun
15
2022
FINRA Facts and Trends: June 2022 Bracewell LLP
Jun
6
2014
CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) Staff Announces Expedited No-Action Relief for CPO (Commodity Pool Operators) Delegation Vedder Price
Sep
27
2018
ASIC Continues to Monitor "Unfair Contract Terms" K&L Gates
Oct
19
2023
FRB Governor Bowman Speaks on Financial Stability Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
 

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