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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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Oct
17
2013
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) Calls Press Conference to Pressure for Further Restrictions on Broker Expungement Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
22
2015
So You Think You Are Validly Appointed? Then Think Again Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
28
2016
Post-Election Outlook for Financial Regulatory Agencies: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
5
2018
European Commission Adopts Implementing Decision on the Equivalence of Swiss Stock Exchanges Under MiFID II Katten
Oct
28
2022
US Executive Branch Update – October 28, 2022 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
25
2024
Can the IRS Assert IRC Section 6676’s Erroneous Refund Penalty on Protective Refund Claims? McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
28
2017
Treasury Recommends Changes to Post-Financial Crisis Securitization Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
21
2018
FCA MAR and Crime Systems Guidance Published and Post-Brexit Prep Katten
Aug
7
2019
New Jersey Enacts Licensing and Other Requirements for Student Loan Servicers Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
4
2022
Senate Bill Defines Bitcoin, Ether as Digital Commodities to be Regulated By CFTC Mintz
Mar
29
2016
‘Brexit’ Implications for Listings of Securities on London Stock Exchange Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
20
2023
2024 Estate Planning Outlook: Transfer Tax Changes are on the Horizon ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
1
2015
Proposed SEC and FINRA Rules Would Increase Regulation of Proprietary and Algorithmic Trading Firms ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
7
2022
FTC Bans Operators of Alleged Debt Relief Scam, $5.3M penalty Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
12
2023
BTR Series Part 8: BTR And Sustainability—An Opportunity to Drive Decarbonisation in the Built Environment K&L Gates
May
18
2012
Questions and Answers About FATCA and Foreign Trusts McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
16
2013
A Debtor By Any Other Name…Changes to Article 9 of Indiana’s Uniform Commercial Code, Effective July 1, 2013 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
11
2014
Nevada Poised To Increase Output Of Reported Decisions Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
19
2015
SEC Proposes Rules To Enhance Transparency And Oversight Of Alternative Trading Systems Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
24
2017
Anti-Money Laundering: JMLSG Opens Consultation on Proposed Revisions to Part I of Its Guidance Katten
Apr
16
2020
SEC Whistleblower Program Tops $400 Million in Awards Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Oct
28
2021
FTC Adopts New Requirements to Strengthen Financial Data Security Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Feb
8
2023
Black History Month and Venture Capital [VIDEO] Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
23
2015
Potential Erosion of the Distinction Between Benefits Denials and Breach of Fiduciary Duty under ERISA in the Tenth Circuit Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Nov
30
2016
SEC Issues Final Rule On Investment Company Swing Pricing ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
5
2018
Credit Union Files Reply Brief in SDNY Case Challenging Mulvaney’s Appointment Ballard Spahr LLP
Dec
13
2019
PayPal Sues the CFPB Over the Prepaid Account Rule Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
7
2021
Lien Waivers and Their Effect on Receiving Payment Stark & Stark
 

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