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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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Feb
14
2022
An Overview of OECD Pillar 2 McDermott Will & Emery
May
22
2014
"Lien In": North Carolina General Assembly Revisits New Mechanics Lien Laws Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
30
2014
FERC Approved Settlement with Twin Cities - Federal Energy Regulatory Committee Bracewell LLP
Aug
13
2015
Don’t Be Caught Dead Handed: Avoiding Legal Challenges to Dead Hand Proxy Puts in Loan Agreements McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
25
2016
SEC Scrutinizes Severance Agreements for Compliance With Dodd-Frank Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
16
2019
State AGs File Amicus Brief in Fourth Circuit Case Involving Use of Sovereign Immunity by Tribal Lenders to Defeat State Law Claims Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
25
2021
CFPB, DOJ and OCC Take Action Against National Bank for Alleged Redlining Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
15
2016
NFA Issues Notice to Member Regarding Approval Process for New Margin Models Used by Covered Swap Entities Katten
Sep
6
2018
Recent Nordic Scandals Involving ING Bank and Danske Bank Underscore the European Union’s Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
8
2024
SEC Finalizes Much-Anticipated Climate Disclosure Rules Katten
Nov
13
2017
CFPB Seeking Information On Consumer Experience With Free Credit Score Access; Announces Plan To Update Public List Of Companies Offering Free Credit Scores Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
2
2020
CFTC Extends No-Action Relief for Certain Reporting Obligations under the OCR Final Rule & Holding Open Commission Meeting on October 6 Katten
Jul
4
2012
FTC Announces Revised Monetary Exemptions Under The Franchise Rule Armstrong Teasdale
Aug
26
2019
Seventh Circuit Holds Withdrawal Liability Cannot Be “Decelerated” Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
31
2023
Japan Shareholder Reporting Reform K&L Gates
Jul
13
2011
Trade Associations Express Concern over Risks of Diverging EU and US Derivatives Regulation McDermott Will & Emery
May
5
2015
SEC Proposes Rules on Mandatory Pay for Performance Disclosure Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
16
2015
U.S. District Court Grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss in PIMCO Case Relating to Violation of Investment Policies Vedder Price
Apr
19
2017
SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee Airs Concerns Over Multi-Tiered Offerings Following Snap’s IPO Mintz
May
16
2018
Commissioner Peirce Remarks on the Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation K&L Gates
Apr
29
2019
Pennsylvania Bureau Notifies Filers of the Loss of Attachments Submitted with UCC Records Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
26
2023
Just Catching Up? SECURE 2.0 Roth Catch-Up Contribution Requirement Leaves More Questions than Answers McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
18
2013
A Quick Overview of EB-5 Trends and Events: What Recent History Tells Us and Predictions for the Years to Come Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
7
2013
Fiduciary Advice and 12b-1 Fees Re: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Plans Faegre Drinker
May
22
2014
Esquenazi Opinion Extends Reach of FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), Adopting Broad Definition of “Instrumentality of a Foreign Government” Faegre Drinker
Aug
26
2016
CPMI and IOSCO Publish Second Consultation on Harmonization of Unique Product Identifiers Katten
Jan
24
2018
Mulvaney outlines new CFPB governing philosophy Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
24
2013
Who Picks Up the Tab for Delinquent Condo Owner Assessments? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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