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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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2023
Where is Cloud Computing Heading in 2023? Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
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CFTC Proposes Rule to Address Margin Adequacy and Treatment of Separate Accounts by FCMS K&L Gates
Mar
29
2019
Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Broadens Beneficial Ownership Reporting Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul
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2019
FCA Confirms Permanent Restrictions on Sale of CFDs and CFD-Like Options to Retail Consumers Katten
Dec
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2022
Celsius Bankrupt Case Update: Bar Date Approaching Polsinelli PC
Sep
22
2013
Second Circuit Affirms Judgment that Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (SLUSA) Precludes Madoff-Related Claims Katten
Jul
8
2015
Paralepsis--Mentioning The Unmentionable re: Corporate and Securities Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
20
2018
Banking Agencies Propose Rule to Increase Appraisal Exemption Transaction Value Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul
13
2020
FINRA Releases Guidance on Retail Communications Concerning Private Placement Offerings Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
23
2012
EU Considers Extending Disclosure Obligations for Government Payments McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
6
2016
Brexit – What Action Should Trustees and Investment Committees be Taking? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
16
2018
Ohio Residential Mortgage Lending Act Takes Effect Next Week Ballard Spahr LLP
May
14
2020
Don’t Cry (or Lie) Over Skim Milk: SEC Charges Ron Swanson with Securities Fraud Winstead
Aug
19
2021
How the IRS Whistleblower Program Can Combat Cryptocurrency Tax Fraud Zuckerman Law
Oct
19
2023
Need to Know: SEC’s New Private Fund Rules Goulston & Storrs
Apr
10
2020
Federal Reserve Takes Actions to Provide Over $2 Trillion in Liquidity to U.S. Credit Markets, Including the Launch of its Main Street Lending Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
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2017
SEC Speaks 2017: Key Development Highlights Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
26
2020
FCRA Alert: the Spike Is No Fluke Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
21
2022
SEC Accused of Violating FOIA Deadlines for Documents on Improper Database Access Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
26
2018
CFPB/Fed/OCC 2018 Increase Exemption Thresholds for Appraisal Requirement, Regs Z and M Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
2
2020
CDA “Reform” on the Horizon: Investors and Operators Take Note Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
16
2022
Employers Take Heed: Follow Illinois Biometric Privacy Rules or Risk a Losing Battle Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
22
2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update Mintz
Oct
13
2017
SEC Approves FINRA Registration, Qualification and Continuing Education Rules Katten
Jul
14
2020
Amendments to Japan’s Money Transfer Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
23
2021
Michigan Tops the Growing List of States with a SALT Cap Workaround for Pass-Through Entities Varnum LLP
Nov
30
2012
Limits to Financiers’ Claims for Losses and Damage to Insured Property Resulting from Theft by Insured Vedder Price
Nov
20
2014
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Navigating Disclosures to U.S. Regulators Within the Framework of China’s State Secrets Law McDermott Will & Emery
 

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