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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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Date	Title	Organization
26 May	Working through the new EU SCCs? European Commission Releases FAQs	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
26 May	CFPB Uses Springtime To Grow Authority	Jones Walker LLP
26 May	Asia Pacific Legal Market Summary And Partner Moves - May 2022	Major Lindsey & Africa
26 May	Florida Gov. Signs Bill that Defines ‘Virtual Currency’ and Eases Licensing Restrictions on Certain Virtual Currency Transactions in the State	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
26 May	How Changing Beneficial Ownership Reporting May Impact Activism	Jones Walker LLP
26 May	Borrower/Lender Disagreements in PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
26 May	SEC Anti-Greenwashing Rules Approved At Hearing	CMBG3 Law
26 May	SEC Announces Disclosures and Rules Changes Intended to Combat "Greenwashing"	Mintz
26 May	Can A Corporation Pledge Its Own Shares?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
26 May	Managing the LIBOR Transition in GCC Islamic Financings [VIDEO]	Bracewell LLP
26 May	ESG Task Force Climate Settlement Is First Of Many To Come	CMBG3 Law
25 May	Attorney-Client Privilege Issues: Illinois Corporations and Other Jurisdictions	ArentFox Schiff LLP
25 May	Update on Securities and Exchange Commission’s Landmark Proposed Climate-Change Disclosure Rulemaking	Bracewell LLP
25 May	SCOTUS Cert Recap: Venue For Constitutional Challenges To SEC Proceedings, Plus Scope Of The Federal Post-Conviction ‘Safety-Valve’	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
25 May	Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Securities Claim Alleging Failure to Disclose SEC Investigation	Proskauer Rose LLP
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25 May	Supreme Court Rules That Prejudice Is Not a Required Element To Establish Waiver of an Agreement To Arbitrate	ArentFox Schiff LLP
25 May	UK Sanctions Update - Ban on Services and Prevention of Disinformation	K&L Gates
25 May	Whose Law Applies To LLC Alter Ego Claims?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP