Financial, Securities & Banking

HB Ad Slot
HB Mobile Ad Slot

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.

National Law Review Financial Regulation and Banking Law TwitterFor hourly updates on the latest news about Wall Street, banking, financial, securities/SEC regulations, laws, and legislation be sure to follow our Financial, Banking, and Securities Law Twitter feed, and sign up for complimentary e-news bulletins.

Recent Securities, SEC, & Financial Institution Law News

Title
Custom text Organization
Oct
24
2014
Commissioner’s Concerns About Civil Penalties Temper SEC’s Release of FY14 Enforcement Results Faegre Drinker
Jan
29
2016
CFTC Approves Registration to 18 Swap Execution Facilities Katten
Mar
29
2023
Part I: When You Jump Chains, Do NFTs Stay the Same? Ordinals on the Bitcoin Blockchain Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
21
2015
Wealth Management Update: September 2015 Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
18
2019
Security Token Offerings: Old Wine in a New Bottle? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
24
2020
CTFC Seeks Whistleblowers to Uncover Spoofing Schemes and Commodities Fraud Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Aug
14
2023
UK Court Grapples with Cryptocurrency Preservation and Enforcement Issues Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
15
2024
New Legislation Would Expand the Use of Municipal Bonds Mintz
Oct
7
2016
Three Companies Sanctioned For Violating Whistleblower Protection Provisions as SEC Continues to Crack Down on Language in Severance Agreements Foley & Lardner LLP
May
24
2017
Law Firms Must Step Up Security or Risk Exposure; $8,895,560 Fine for Law Firm Hackers K&L Gates
Jun
24
2018
Supreme Court Update: Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Rosales-Mireles v. United States, Chavez-Meza v. United States Wiggin and Dana LLP
Oct
12
2019
FCA Publishes “Brexit Special” Market Watch Katten
Oct
11
2021
Possible Early End to Employee Retention Tax Credit Could Mean Trouble for Businesses Monetizing Credit Before End of 4th Quarter Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
12
2015
New York’s Anti-Subrogation Law Regarding ERISA Plans Stark & Stark
May
24
2016
SEC Proposes Higher Net Worth Threshold for Qualified Clients Under Advisers Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
31
2017
Will Congress Deep Six SEC’s Resource Extraction Rule? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
8
2017
FINRA Requests Further Comments on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Its Payments for Market Making Rule Katten
Feb
20
2018
FinCEN Imposes Section 311 Fifth Special Measure on Latvian Bank ABLV Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
7
2019
SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA’s Codes of Arbitration Procedure for Customer and Industry Disputes Katten
Jun
25
2020
SBA Issues Additional Interim Final Rule for PPP Loan Forgiveness and Loan Review Procedures Varnum LLP
Aug
21
2020
EBA Publishes Statement on the European Commission’s AML and CTF Action Plan Katten
Sep
26
2022
Third Circuit Announces Standard for Determining Accuracy of Credit Reports Under FCRA Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
1
2013
FINRA Proposed Rule Change to Extend Temporary Limit on Application of FINRA Rules to Security-Based Swaps Katten
May
4
2020
Litigating Lending Agreements During And In The Aftermath Of A Pandemic McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
5
2012
SEC Adopts Rules Implementing the Dodd-Frank Requirement for Conflict Minerals Reporting Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
2
2016
Preparation for 2015 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2016 Annual Shareholder Meetings Mintz
Dec
26
2023
5 Employment Mistakes Small Businesses Should Avoid Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Jun
26
2018
SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Permitting Temporary Hold on Disbursement of Redemption Proceeds from Direct-at-Fund Accounts to Protect against Financial Exploitation of Seniors and Other Vulnerable Investors Vedder Price
 

NLR Logo

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up to receive our free e-Newsbulletins

 

Sign Up for e-NewsBulletins