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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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Jul
12
2019
CFTC Report Concerning On-Venue and Cleared Swaps Katten
Apr
9
2020
The CARES Act, Consumer Bankruptcy, and Mortgage Servicing: What to Know and Potential Pitfalls Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
30
2020
ISDA Publishes IBOR Fall Back Supplement and Related Protocol Katten
Dec
14
2021
Seed to Sale: Keeping Out of the Weeds in Corporate and Financial Transactions Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
14
2023
Question of the Week: As the use cases for NFTs continue to evolve, what are some key considerations for brands, NFT issuers and holders and marketplaces? Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
24
2020
Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: ZF Friedrichshafen AG and WABCO Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
8
2020
SEC Seeks to Increase the Security of the Data on the Consolidated Audit Trail National Market System Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Apr
14
2021
Yearly Tax Gap of $1 Trillion Drives Calls for Increased IRS Budget and Enforcement Varnum LLP
Aug
25
2023
First SEC Enforcement Action Arising Out of the New Marketing Rule Targets Fintech Investment Advisor Titan Global Management K&L Gates
Mar
20
2019
Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Brookfield Asset Management and Oaktree Capital Group Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
14
2013
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Issues Final Rule Clarifying That Deposits in Foreign Branches of US Banks Are Not Insured Katten
Nov
11
2018
Australian Gift Cards: Additional Consumer Protections K&L Gates
Oct
30
2023
Pay Transparency Law on the Horizon for Massachusetts Employers Mintz
Mar
6
2024
FHA Announces New Loss Mitigation Payment Supplement Option Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
16
2014
Conflict Minerals Rules Partially Invalidated ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
26
2015
Business Processing Debit Card Payment Held Liable for Failure to Obtain Written Authorization Varnum LLP
Jun
29
2017
Fiduciary Rule and Discretionary Investment Management: Interesting Angles on DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #53 Faegre Drinker
Dec
20
2017
Financial Stability Oversight Council identifies cybersecurity as primary area of risk for the banking industry Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
18
2018
EC Legislative Proposals on Cross-Border Distribution of Collective Investment Funds Katten
Oct
28
2010
UPDATE: The Luxembourg Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Railway Rolling Stock Vedder Price
Mar
4
2015
New Guidance from the SEC on Gifts to Adviser Personnel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
30
2016
U.S. Targets Private Equity Funds for FCPA Scrutiny Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
2
2017
Delayed: DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
6
2017
Preliminary Thoughts on the New CFPB Rule Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
2
2020
Mitigating FCRA Risks in the COVID-19 World Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
17
2021
Federal Courts Deny Motions To Dismiss Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claims Due To The Economic Loss Rule Winstead
Apr
16
2023
Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions Blank Rome LLP
May
12
2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Provides Guidance on Communications with the Public Concerning Unlisted Real Estate Investment Programs Katten
 

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