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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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May
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2019
Proposed Legislation Aims to Address Safe and Equitable Financial Services in the Growing Cannabis Industry Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
10
2020
NFA’s Swaps Proficiency Requirements Become Effective on January 31 Katten
Oct
12
2020
SEC Human Capital Reporting Rules Take Effect Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
17
2021
What’s the Story on the Recent Rise in U.S. Interest Rates? Will It Last? Is It Contagious? Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Aug
1
2022
Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — August 2022 Mintz
Nov
2
2022
CFTC Whistleblower Report Reveals Tremendous Success for Taxpayers Zuckerman Law
May
10
2023
U.S. Executive Branch Update – May 10, 2023 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
20
2023
Maine Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Certain Property Tax Appeals and Addresses Maine Revenue Services’ Duty to Taxpayers When Changing Policy Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
1
2024
California’s AB 3129 Continues National Trend of Scrutinizing Private Equity Investments in the Health Care Industry Polsinelli PC
Aug
29
2012
NFA Proposes New Swap Entity Identification Requirement and Waives Series 3 Exam for APs Engaged Only in Swap Activity Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
27
2020
Federal Reserve Suspends Regulatory Examination Activity for Banks with Total Consolidated Assets Under $100 Billion Vedder Price
Mar
30
2021
SEC Seeks Public Input on Potential Changes to Climate Risk Reporting Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
5
2022
Second Circuit Finds That Criminal Victims Cannot Recover Attorneys' Fees for Parallel SEC Investigations Vedder Price
Jan
25
2024
New Hampshire Legislators Propose Laws to Criminalize Investing Based on ESG Criteria Mintz
Mar
11
2013
Proposed IRS Guidance Would Facilitate Partial Annuity Distributions from Pension Plans, but Raises Concerns for Some Plan Sponsors Faegre Drinker
Sep
20
2016
Three Parts of "Best Interest Standard of Care": Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #20 Faegre Drinker
May
5
2017
UDAAP Authority as ‘Back Door’ to State-Law Enforcement for CFPB? New Lawsuit Again Raises the Question Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
7
2018
Compliance in 2018: Q&A with James Reese of the SEC Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Feb
7
2019
FinCEN Director’s Remarks Highlight AML Regulatory Reform Efforts Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
6
2015
Third Circuit Finds that the FTC Has Authority to Sue Companies for Inadequate Cybersecurity Practices as an "Unfair" Practice Holland & Hart LLP
Jan
18
2017
Dubai International Financial Centre Launches Region's First FinTech Accelerator K&L Gates
Feb
8
2018
Emerging Issues: Residential PACE Loans and Bankruptcy von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Sep
28
2018
Virtual Currencies May Be Commodities, Federal Judge Rules Ballard Spahr LLP
Dec
11
2013
Section 1110 Implications of Second Circuit AMR Make-Whole Ruling Vedder Price
Oct
10
2014
FINRA Proposes to Make Permanent the Limited Fee Waiver Pilot Program for TRACE Data Katten
May
24
2015
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Communications With the Public Katten
Aug
25
2017
Buyer Beware: CFPB and AGs Settle Claims Against Loan Purchaser Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
20
2019
Polish Data Protection Authority’s Position on Making Copies of Identity Documents by Banks Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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