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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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Dec
5
2017
Tax Reform: Insurance Provisions—Spotlight on Property & Casualty Insurers McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
1
2021
A Flurry of CFTC Actions Shock the Cryptocurrency Industry McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
6
2013
D.C. District Court Upholds Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Rule Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
11
2013
Director of the Division of Investment Management Discusses Division Improvement Initiatives Vedder Price
Jan
21
2016
New Section 4(a)(7): More Than Codification of Section “4(a)(1½)” Mintz
Aug
31
2017
Despite Growing Regulatory Scrutiny, Initial Coin Offerings Remain Popular Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
15
2023
Is Your AI Intelligent Enough? The CFPB Says it Will Actively Police the Use of Chatbots and Warns of Risks Katten
Mar
12
2013
North Carolina Supreme Court Gives Stamp, It's Stamp of Approval Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
14
2014
Regulators Increase Scrutiny of Wall Street Lending Bilzin Sumberg
May
16
2016
Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: May 9 - 13 and May 16, 2016 (Personal Liability; Rogue Trader; Hubris Risk; Spoofing) Katten
Jan
23
2015
Obama Administration Announces New Steps to Spur Private Investment in Infrastructure Projects Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
11
2017
FDIC’s De Novo Handbook - Part I: Pre-Filing Activities Jones Walker LLP
Oct
4
2018
Student Loan Servicers’ Obligations Under Maryland’s “Ombudsman Act” Now In Effect Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
22
2020
Further Guidance from ECJ on Insureds Right to Choose Their Own Lawyer Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
19
2021
What Labor Nominee Martin Walsh Means for the Future of the Fiduciary Rule Bracewell LLP
Dec
29
2023
New Russia Sanctions Intensify Pressure on Banks Worldwide Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
20
2017
Accenture Runs its Largest Ever Fintch Accelerator Programme in Shadow of Brexit K&L Gates
Oct
1
2019
United Arab Emirates Issues New AML Law in Context of FATF Evaluation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
17
2020
SEC Issues Guidance on Confidential Treatment Applications and Intellectual Property and Technology Risks Katten
Oct
24
2023
SEC Amends Section 13 Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules, Issues Related Guidance Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
9
2021
CFPB Fall Supervisory Highlights Shed Light on Agency Priorities Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
May
28
2019
Mortgage-specific provisions in the CFPB’s proposed debt collection rules Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
4
2021
Build Back Better Tax Proposals: Considerations for Private Investment Funds & Sponsors Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
22
2016
FINRA Issues Notice on the Application of the Mark-Up Rule to Exempted Government Securities Transactions Katten
Sep
30
2016
House Subcommittee Supports Revised Treatment of Reciprocal Deposits Polsinelli PC
Sep
1
2017
New FCA Web Page on Position Limits for Commodity Derivative Contracts Under MiFID II Katten
Feb
12
2018
The Fiduciary Duty for Cybersecurity Faegre Drinker
Sep
30
2022
COVID-19 Fraud Update: DOJ Prosecutes More than 150 Defendants, 95 Criminal Cases ArentFox Schiff LLP
 

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