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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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Unlocking Value In An Insolvent Estate: An Update On Cryptocurrencies Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
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30
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SEC Proposes Custody Rule Overhaul with Broad Implications for Investment Advisers, Custodians, and Independent Public Accounting Firms K&L Gates
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2016
Department of Labor’s 2016 Final Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Regulations: Principal Transactions Exemption Mintz
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EPA’s Selection of Recipients for $20 Billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds is Another Major Step Toward Achieving National Climate Goals Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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Insider Trading and Administrative Courts - More on Two Hot Topics That Have Now Converged Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
26
2019
Examining the National Security Implications of Cryptocurrencies George Washington University Law School
Jan
7
2012
SEC Toughens Listing Requirements for Reverse Merger Companies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
13
2023
CFPB Amicus Brief Emphasizes Strength of Truth In Lending Act Anti-Evasion Precedent Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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28
2023
New Government Guidance and UK High Court Seeks to Settle Disarray in UK Sanctions Law K&L Gates
Jul
5
2018
CFPB Addresses Partial HMDA Exemption for Certain Depository Lenders Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
5
2019
New HSR Notification Thresholds for 2019 Bracewell LLP
Jun
21
2019
Amendments Published to Ensure EMIR REFIT is Fully Effective in the UK Katten
Dec
7
2020
SEC Adopts Amendments to MD&A and Other Financial Disclosures Katten
Jul
1
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Class Action Trends Report: Other Class Action Developments Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
15
2010
Survey of State Laws Regarding Foreclosure Related Issues: The State Law Impact Project - Part 3 Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
14
2023
FDIC Proposes Special Deposit Insurance Assessment After Systemic Risk Exception Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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19
2023
BTR Series Part 9—Navigating the Need for Foreign Investment Approval K&L Gates
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13
2017
The Glass Ceiling Thins the Ranks of African-American Managers in the Financial Services Industry Zuckerman Law
Oct
24
2018
FTC Flexes FCRA Muscle with $3M Settlement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
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27
2016
Financial Services Innovation Bill Introduced Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
30
2023
How Does the Federal Reserve Board Bank Term Funding Program Benefit Community Banks? Jones Walker LLP
Jun
15
2016
Left Swinging: Why Mickelson Went Uncharged For Insider Trading McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
13
2017
Update on DOL Fiduciary Rule Applicability Delay and Litigation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
3
2020
Regulation Round Up: June 2020 Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
23
2020
CFTC and Bank of England Sign Updated MOU for Supervision of Cross-Border Clearing Organizations Katten
Oct
19
2021
OFAC Ransomware Update Bracewell LLP
Apr
12
2024
The SEC Fines Stand-Alone Adviser for Off-Channel Communications K&L Gates
Dec
23
2022
European Central Bank Director General Proclaims ‘Bitcoin’s Last Stand’ Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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