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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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Key Principles and Considerations for Participation in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework Katten
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31
2017
Managing a Dairy in Crisis: A Lender’s Guide Varnum LLP
Oct
12
2019
FCA Publishes “Brexit Special” Market Watch Katten
Jun
26
2020
Volcker 3.0: The Agencies Relax the Volcker Rule Requirements for Securitizations and Foreign Funds and Grant New Exemptions from the Covered Fund Restrictions Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Feb
16
2018
FCA Provides Update on EMIR United States Equivalence Decision and Intragroup Exemptions Katten
Jun
7
2019
SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA’s Codes of Arbitration Procedure for Customer and Industry Disputes Katten
Jan
31
2020
1933 Filings in State Court: Excerpt from Securities Class Action Filings—2019 Year in Review Cornerstone Research
May
5
2020
German Federal Constitutional Court Judgment of 5 May 2020 Prohibits Bundesbank from Participating in ECB’s Public Sector Asset Purchase Programme Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
26
2022
Cease And Desist Orders Made To Five Crypto Providers For Statements Relating To FDIC Insurance Coverage Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
26
2023
What Does New NY Department of Financial Services Greenlisted Coins Draft Guidance Mean for Market? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
17
2024
Did the Supreme Court Just Invite Greenhushing? Not So Fast … Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
8
2017
FINRA Requests Further Comments on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Its Payments for Market Making Rule Katten
Feb
20
2019
The Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Funds in 2019 Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
28
2023
Regulation in the Post-FTX Environment: SEC’s Proposed Enhanced Custody Rule and Its Effects on Crypto Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
11
2021
Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - January 11, 2021 Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
7
2016
Three Companies Sanctioned For Violating Whistleblower Protection Provisions as SEC Continues to Crack Down on Language in Severance Agreements Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
20
2020
401(k) Plan Sponsors—Do You Need to Start Tracking Hours for Your Part-Time Employees? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
28
2013
Massachusetts Statute Concerning Collection of 'Personal Identification Information' During Credit Card Transactions Triggers Wave of Class Action Litigation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
26
2013
No Private Attorney General Fees for Homeowner Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
12
2015
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule to Require Delivery of an Educational Communication to Customers of a Transferring Representative Katten
Feb
5
2016
ESMA Publishes Opinions on Pension Schemes To Be Exempt From EMIR Clearing Obligations Katten
May
24
2016
SEC Proposes Higher Net Worth Threshold for Qualified Clients Under Advisers Act Proskauer Rose LLP
May
25
2017
The FDIC’s De Novo Handbook Part II: The Application Process Jones Walker LLP
Nov
24
2021
FINCEN Seeks the Assistance of Financial Institutions in the Fight Against Environmental Crimes Mintz
Mar
24
2022
The Role of the Independent Director in a Restructuring [PODCAST] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
25
2020
Two Stones, One Bird: SEC’s Double Whammy against Advisory Firm Faegre Drinker
Jul
27
2023
SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement: June 2023 Update Cornerstone Research
Feb
5
2015
Over 50,000 Delinquent FBAR Filers Come Forward - Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Mahany Law
 

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