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The Financial institutions and banking sectors are highly regulated in the US and throughout the world with stiff penalties for failure to comply with regulations. The National Law Review addresses legal issues, compliance concerns, financial regulatory schemes, broker-deals, insolvency and restructuring, and structured transaction negotiations.

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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Mar
2
2015
Federal Reserve Remains Under Scrutiny; CFTC Reopens Comment Period On Position Limits, Staff To Hold Roundtable
Apr
15
2021
M&A Survives and Thrives in 2021: Dealmakers are Charged Up Heading into the New Year
Sep
12
2016
Hensarling Chooses CHOICE; CFTC Moves Forward with Priorities as Nominees Pending Confirmation, Administration Outlines Approach to Correspondent Banking
Apr
13
2015
SEC Blows the Whistle on Confidentiality Agreements
Feb
14
2023
Wisconsin Resident Producers Required to Submit Annual Cybersecurity Certification By March 1, 2023
Oct
13
2020
Do Owners Have to “Buy In” to Their Company in Order to Get Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification?
May
31
2018
The Basel Committee and IOSCO Issue Criteria to Identify “Simple, Transparent and Comparable” Short-Term Securitisations
Nov
30
2009
Use of Independent Contractors May Create Unexpected Liability
Jun
20
2023
Weekly IRS Roundup June 12 – June 16, 2023
Jul
27
2015
Continued Focus on Dodd-Frank, Challenge to CFPB Moves Forward
Oct
5
2015
Not So Fast My Friend – UAW Membership Rejects Tentative Agreement
Feb
22
2016
Financial Services Lawmakers Set Agenda for 2016 and Look for Solution to Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis; CFPB, SEC, OFR All Hold Meetings
Feb
29
2016
Tax-Writers Debate International Tax Reform, Inversions; OECD Releases “Inclusive” BEPS Framework
Jul
6
2020
Looking Past the Face of the Shiny Penny: Check the Fine Print of All Private Company Investments
May
9
2016
Senate Banking Focuses on China, Iran; CFPB Takes on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses as Administration Focuses on Financial Transparency
Dec
20
2023
DNA Tests Aren’t Required (or Necessary) for Diverse Business Certifications- Beware of Unqualified Consultants Giving Bad Advice
Sep
12
2020
When To Pull the Plug: Factors to Consider in Deciding Whether to End The Relationship with A Business Partner (Part 1)
Sep
25
2020
Achieving Diversity and Inclusion within the Securities and Financial Management Industry and its Legal Partners
Jun
6
2009
Amnesty By Any Other Name: Government Enforcement Drive Against Foreign Bank Account Holders Highlights Little Known IRS Voluntary Disclosure Policy
Mar
11
2022
FDA Publishes Proposed Rule on National Standards for The Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third-Party Logistics Providers as Required by The Drug Supply Chain Security Act
May
30
2010
The Powers and Duties of a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee
Jun
14
2021
What to Do When a Departing Employee Downloads Information
Feb
21
2020
Risky Business: How Departing Brokers Can Unintentionally Trip Reg. BI
Nov
16
2020
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Apr
8
2022
SBA Updates Size Standards for Many Industries
Jul
13
2015
Fed, CFPB Heads to Testify; SEC, CFTC to Hold Meetings
Jul
20
2023
SBA Size Standards: Affiliation Considerations Arising under Stock Options, Convertible Securities, and Agreements to Merge
May
5
2022
SEC Bolsters Crypto-Regulatory Team
 

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