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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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Dec
26
2019
SEC and PCAOB Enforcement Actions Involving Accountants Decline Steeply in 2018 Cornerstone Research
Jan
6
2017
Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Report Filing Deadline Extended for Certain Filers Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
21
2017
FDA Creates Streamlined Review Pathway for Certain NGS-Based Tumor Profiling Tests McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
21
2020
2021: A New Year, the Same Fear: Why Companies Should Expect a Wave of PPP Investigations K&L Gates
Oct
2
2014
First Final CBM Decision Invalidates Patent Under § 101: U.S. Bancorp v. Retirement Capital Access Management Co. McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
9
2016
CFTC Issues Comparability Determination for Japan Uncleared Swap Margin Rules Katten
May
24
2018
Did The Last Viking Sell Securities? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
24
2019
The Impact of the Government Shutdown on S.E.C. Enforcement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
29
2022
FinTechs in Crosshairs as CFPB Invokes Dormant Authority to Examine Nonbanks Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
1
2023
SEC Steps up Oversight of Crypto Exchanges Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
14
2023
EIB Announces New Measures to Address Biodiversity Loss Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
May
30
2014
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Recent Developments: May 5, 2014 - May 9, 2014 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
29
2016
SEC Modifies and Extends Pilot Program for National Market System Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility Katten
Sep
14
2018
FCA Publishes Approach to Becoming UK-Recognized Overseas Investment Exchange & FCA Releases New Video on Senior Managers and Certification Regime Katten
Jun
10
2020
What Is the Significance of Virtual Currency Not Being Taxed as Currency? McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
1
2023
SEC Adopts Significant New Rules for Private Fund Advisers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mar
25
2024
The Price Is “Wrong”: SEC Sanctions Pharma Company for Faulty Rebates Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Sep
4
2019
Proposed Senate Bill Would Significantly Impact Certain Private Funds and Their Affiliates Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
25
2020
NYDFS Instructs Insurers to Provide Coverage Information and Explanation of Benefits Regarding COVID-19 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jan
31
2023
Delaware Chancery Court Issues Delman Decision Potentially Increasing Scrutiny of the Actions of SPAC Sponsors and Boards Katten
May
8
2015
SEC Proposes Rules for Security-based Swap Activity of Non-US Persons in the United States Katten
May
6
2019
CBOE Proposes Amendments to Rule 6.49A to Eliminate On-Floor Position Transfers Procedures Katten
Dec
31
2019
The SECURE Act, at Last Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
26
2021
FFIEC Issues Updated Guidance on Authentication and Access to Financial Institution Services and Systems Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
20
2022
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Invalidates Small-Dollar Rule, Throws the Future of the CFPB Into Question Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mar
21
2014
Treasury Adopts Final Rule Addressing Contractor Affirmative Action Under Section 342 of Dodd-Frank Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
9
2015
FINRA Rings in 2015 with its Annual Priorities Letter for Broker-Dealers Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
25
2015
New FINRA Rule 2040 Becomes Effective Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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