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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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Federal Court Rules MetaBirkin NFTs Entitled to First Amendment Protection in Hermès Trademark Case Pierce Atwood LLP
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22
2014
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Finalizes Rule to Allow Online Privacy Disclosures from Financial Institutions Covington & Burling LLP
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26
2016
SEC Adopts New Disclosure and Recordkeeping Requirements for Advisers Vedder Price
Oct
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2018
LIBOR Replacement Language Published for Comment Katten
Sep
27
2019
SEC Settles Charges of Auditor Independence Violations for $8 Million Faegre Drinker
Apr
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2024
Top 10 Legal Issues in the Cannabis Industry in 2024 ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
3
2014
Just How Binding Are SEC Statements In An Adopting Release? - Securities and Exchange Commission Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
22
2016
SEC Settles With Adviser That Allegedly Overcharged Management Fees and Misled Investors Katten
May
13
2016
More DOL Final Fiduciary Rule Fallout: Some Potential IRS Pitfalls for IRA Custodians and Trustees (Part 1 of 2) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
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2017
Second Circuit Adopts Narrow Interpretation of Trust Indenture Act Provision Intended to Protect Bondholders Katten
May
24
2019
National P3 Update: Higher Education and Social Infrastructure Bilzin Sumberg
Mar
31
2020
California’s DBO Updates its COVID-19 Guidance for Financial Institutions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
30
2020
COVID-19: Credit Reporting in the Age of COVID-19 K&L Gates
Mar
21
2022
The Use of Blockchain in ESG Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
21
2022
Cannabis Company Cops to SEC Accounting Fraud Charges Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
4
2015
A Bit of Grace from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
15
2015
Small Business Lending Fund Rates Poised to Jump ArentFox Schiff LLP
Dec
6
2017
FCC Bureau Asks for Comments on the Treatment of Calls to Mortgage Borrowers Affected by Hurricanes Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
22
2020
SEC Proposes Rule Amendments Designed to Expand Access to Private Investment Opportunities Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jan
29
2015
The Cape Town Convention and Entry Points Vedder Price
Jun
18
2021
Best Practices for M&A and Quick Hits on In Different Disciplines [VIDEO] Bracewell LLP
Feb
14
2019
CFPB Clarifies Coverage of “Disclosure Sandbox” Proposal; Consumer Groups Comment on Proposed Revisions to No-Action Letter Policy and Creation of New “Product Sandbox” Ballard Spahr LLP
May
23
2022
US Executive Branch Update – May 23, 2022 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
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2023
U.S. Executive Branch Update – September 26, 2023 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
29
2016
The Federal Reserve’s Proposed Rollback of Physical Commodities Authority for Financial Holding Companies Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Feb
18
2018
European Commission Publishes Survey About the Functioning of the AIFMD Katten
Oct
9
2018
Federal Banking Agencies Encourage Bank Secrecy Act Resource Sharing Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
2
2019
Real Estate Development Runs Afoul Of California Securities Laws Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
 

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