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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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Mar
26
2019
Can An Employer’s Disclosure Of An Employee’s Lawsuit In A Required SEC Disclosure Constitute Prohibited Retaliation? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
12
2019
FCA Confirms Permanent Restrictions on Sale of CFDs and CFD-Like Options to Retail Consumers Katten
Jul
14
2020
Amendments to Japan’s Money Transfer Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
2
2020
CDA “Reform” on the Horizon: Investors and Operators Take Note Proskauer Rose LLP
May
10
2023
U.S. Executive Branch Update – May 10, 2023 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
8
2023
ATDS EXPRESS: Another Court Holds Debt Collectors Cannot Violate the TCPA ATDS Provisions– But Is It Really That Simple? Troutman Amin, LLP
Jul
6
2016
Brexit – What Action Should Trustees and Investment Committees be Taking? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
16
2018
European Commission Publishes Statement on Regulating Cryptoassets and ICOs Katten
Feb
21
2020
SEC Proposes to Modernize Infrastructure for NMS Securities Market Data Katten
Apr
17
2014
Blowing The Whistle On Fraud In The Banking Industry [VIDEO] Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Dec
10
2010
SEC's Proposed New Reporting Rules for Institutional Investment Managers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
15
2013
The HAMPer Is Getting Full Re: Home Affordable Modification Program Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
2
2018
FMLC Publishes WTO Brexit Views Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
8
2023
The SEC and State Regulators Target Crypto Lending in Nexo Settlement Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
23
2024
Connecticut Banking Commissioner Order Highlights Risks Associated with Call Center Mortgage Loan Origination and Employee Social Media Use Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Nov
21
2012
Treasury Issues Final Determination on Foreign Exchange Swaps and Forwards Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
3
2017
How the Trump Administration May Impact the Oversight and Enforcement of Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Protections Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
31
2018
EBA’s Draft EU Risk Retention Regulatory Technical Standards
Oct
31
2022
SEC Adopts Final Rules Mandating Compensation Clawback Policies Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
17
2023
Ninth Circuit Provides Guidance on SEC Rule 16b-3 Short-Swing Profit Liability Exemption Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
28
2019
Privacy Tip #183 – Apple Announces Privacy-Protecting Credit Card Robinson & Cole LLP
Jul
15
2020
Director Who Led Merger Negotiations, Without Disclosing Details of a Lucrative Pay Package He Was Offered to Lead the Post-Merger Company, Must Face Fiduciary Duty Claims Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
May
12
2023
Getting Off the SDN List: What To Know if You’ve Been Sanctioned By OFAC Oberheiden P.C.
Sep
23
2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - September 23, 2013 Mintz
Jul
8
2016
UK High Court Backs Bank on Whether Hedging is Gambling Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
19
2018
CFPB Files SCOTUS Amicus Brief; Argues FDCPA Does Not Apply To Non-Judicial Foreclosure Proceedings Ballard Spahr LLP
May
15
2020
Department of Labor Clarifies Entitlement to Additional $600 in Partial Unemployment Context Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
11
2020
SEC Adopts Amendments to Disclosures of Business Issues (Item 101), Legal Proceedings (Item 103), and Risk Factors (Item 105) Under Regulation S-K Mintz
 

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