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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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May
8
2020
"Do I Need to Return My PPP Loan?" SBA Extends Safe Harbor Deadline to May 14 Ward and Smith, P.A.
Sep
12
2023
BTR Series Part 8: BTR And Sustainability—An Opportunity to Drive Decarbonisation in the Built Environment K&L Gates
Jun
29
2022
Estate Planning During Periods of Inflation and Market Volatility Polsinelli PC
Apr
23
2013
Accelerating Back-End Mergers in Public Company Acquisitions McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
9
2017
Financial Conduct Authority Focuses on Dividend Arbitrage Katten
Dec
17
2017
ESMA Provides Update on MiFID II Registers Katten
Feb
6
2020
Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: January 13 to 17, and January 20, 2020 (Spoofing; Compliance Officer Fined and Banned; Security or Virtual Currency? Katten
May
4
2023
Dismissal Streak Continues in BlackRock Target Date Fund Litigation Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
28
2016
SEC Approves Amendments to Rules Governing Communications With the Public Katten
Feb
14
2017
SEC Issues Guidance on Disclosure Issues Regarding Mutual Fund Sales Load Structures and New Share Classes Faegre Drinker
Jul
16
2018
CFPB to participate in new task force on market integrity and consumer fraud Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
26
2019
Examining the National Security Implications of Cryptocurrencies George Washington University Law School
Aug
12
2021
SEC’s Division of Examinations Publishes Risk Alert on Investment Adviser Principal and Cross Trading Practices Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
16
2014
What Wisconsin Lenders Should Know About Construction Liens von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun
16
2016
SEC’s Rulemaking List Targets 2017 for Proposed Uniform Fiduciary Standard and Other Notable Proposals Vedder Price
Mar
5
2018
Supreme Court Limits Scope of Whistleblower Protections under Dodd-Frank: Items of Note and Potential Impacts Vedder Price
Oct
31
2018
Happy Halloween to FCRA Defendants in Wisconsin: Court Rules that the Courts, not CRAs, are Charged with Resolving Legal Disputes Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
21
2019
Amendments Published to Ensure EMIR REFIT is Fully Effective in the UK Katten
Aug
31
2020
USDOL Office of Inspector General Reports Rise in OSHA Whistleblower Claims During COVID-19 Pandemic Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
28
2024
Recent Gensler Speech Highlights SEC’s Two-Fold AI Disclosure Concerns Hunton Andrews Kurth
Apr
14
2023
Newly Registered Investment Advisors Tread Carefully: SEC Issues Risk Alert ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
27
2010
SEC Adopts Pay-to-Play Restrictions (Rule 206(4)-5) Foley Hoag LLP
Feb
23
2016
Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act Section 11 Class Actions And Magna Carta Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
23
2024
Judge Rakoff puts the Ripple Party on Ice as the Crypto Community and SEC Ponder their Next Moves Mintz
Jan
11
2023
Retirement Plan Update: DOL Final Rule On ESG Investing And Exercising Shareholder Rights And SECURE 2.0 Act Impact Retirement Planning In 2023 And Beyond Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
13
2023
Hypothetical Performance Crackdown: Nine Firms Charged with Violations of Investment Adviser Marketing and Recordkeeping Rules K&L Gates
Jun
30
2022
DFPI Issues Proposed Rules for Commercial Financing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
26
2013
Investment in Clean Energy Dips in First Quarter of 2013 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
 

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