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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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Jun
22
2014
Joint Auditing Committee (JAC) Issues Guidance on Futures Commission Merchants (FCM) Financial Information Disclosure Requirements Katten
Oct
9
2018
Federal Banking Agencies Encourage Bank Secrecy Act Resource Sharing Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
18
2020
Swap New Year’s Resolutions for Real Property with a 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Aug
17
2020
The SEC Cannot Abandon Its Rules Protecting Internal Whistleblowers Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Mar
21
2023
It’s Going to be a Big Year for FINRA Mintz
Dec
21
2023
Europe: ESMA Provides Update on Fund ESG Naming Rules K&L Gates
Aug
12
2022
Ohio State Board of Professional Conduct Says Lawyers Can Hold Crypto in Escrow Mintz
Mar
22
2013
NASDAQ Proposes Internal Audit Function Requirement for Listed Issuers Katten
Jan
21
2016
Supreme Court: ERISA Plan Cannot Recover Settlement Funds That Have Been Spent Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2022
AML Bill Key to Busting Russian Oligarchs Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jun
10
2023
Make-Whole Clauses: It's All About the Enforceability Question Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Oct
18
2023
Proposed Bipartisan Legislation on Opportunity Zones and Qualified Opportunity Funds Would Extend the Investment and Gain Deferral Period By Two Years and Permit Investment in a Fund of Funds ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
17
2022
Crypto, SDBAs, and Your 401(k) Plan: What Now? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
12
2013
SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) Charges Money Market Fund Adviser and Portfolio Manager with Violations of the Federal Securities Laws Vedder Price
Jan
27
2017
UK Government to Update Limited Partnership Rules for Private Investment Funds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
6
2017
CMA Consults On Its 2018/19 Annual Plan Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
30
2020
COVID-19: Credit Reporting in the Age of COVID-19 K&L Gates
Mar
16
2022
KYC in a Digital World, How New Sanctions and AML Expectations Have Upped the Stakes and What you Need to Do About it Bracewell LLP
May
30
2019
Investment Services Regulatory Update - May 2019 Vedder Price
Oct
22
2014
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Finalizes Rule to Allow Online Privacy Disclosures from Financial Institutions Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
5
2015
Senator Elizabeth Warren Criticizes SEC Chair Mary Jo White for “Extremely Disappointing” Leadership Katten
Feb
18
2019
Financial Services and the Marijuana Industry: the U.S. House Mulls Regulatory Reform for Financial Institutions and Cannabis-Related Businesses Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
29
2015
Newly Passed Bill May Impact Dodd-Frank Act Bilzin Sumberg
Feb
12
2018
FINRA Requests Comment on Rules Applicable to Government Securities Katten
Oct
11
2018
Online Lending Summit Speakers Discuss SPNB Charters, CFPB Trial Disclosure Policy, Alternative Data Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
23
2023
Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — March 2023 Mintz
Dec
22
2023
Medicare Provider and Supplier Enrollment Requirements: Program Integrity Changes for 2024 McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
20
2024
Mega-Trends Impacting Municipal Market ArentFox Schiff LLP
 

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