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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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2016
UK Competition and Markets Authority Opens Investigation into Auction Service Providers K&L Gates
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21
2018
ISDA Publishes 2018 Benchmark Supplement Protocol Katten
Mar
25
2022
Accounting in M&A Deals – Navigating the Numbers Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
18
2013
Final Section 336(e) Regulations Allow Step-Up in Asset Tax Basis in Certain Stock Acquisitions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
16
2014
Cayman Islands Law Amended to Enable Preliminary Relief in Aid of Foreign Proceedings Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Mar
23
2016
CFTC and EPA sign Memorandum of Understanding on Renewable Fuel Markets ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
30
2017
HUD issues notice of RAD extensions for PHAs in disaster areas Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
23
2018
Senate Votes to Roll Back Auto Industry Lending Guidance from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
15
2018
EMS Bankruptcy Preference Complaints: Trade Creditors Protect Yourselves Stark & Stark
Jan
11
2013
The FTC’s Interim Final Red Flags Rule: What It Means for Non-Bank, Short-Term Consumer Lenders Katten
Jul
31
2015
July 2015 Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
19
2017
No Experience? No Problem! 3 New Tools For Your Daubert Toolkit IMS Legal Strategies
Jul
30
2021
The UK Government Shares New Detail Regarding Incoming National Security and Investment Act K&L Gates
Mar
3
2023
Expanding Regulatory Reach over Intermediaries That May Constitute Regulated Exchanges Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jul
25
2023
Science-Based Targets Initiative Releases Consultation Papers for Financial Institutions, Highlights Need for Renewable Power Financing Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
22
2024
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Sharpens Its Enforcement Edge: Proposed Regulatory Revisions Expand Penalty Authority K&L Gates
Aug
26
2022
New York Proposes Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Institutions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
23
2023
NYAG Proposition of Digital Assets Legislation ArentFox Schiff LLP
Dec
6
2023
SEC Division of Examinations 2024 Priorities Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
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2024
Lawmakers Introduce Resolution to Nullify SEC’s Crypto Accounting Bulletin Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
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2019
SEC Division of Corporate Finance Issues Second No-Action Letter for a Blockchain Token Issuance McDermott Will & Emery
May
26
2022
CFPB Uses Springtime To Grow Authority Jones Walker LLP
Sep
28
2023
Treasury Delivers Mother Lode of Tax Reporting Rules to the Crypto Industry’s Doorstep Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
10
2015
U.S. Court of Appeals Reinstates Shareholder Class Action against Schwab Alleging Various Claims Relating to Violation of Fundamental Investment Policies Vedder Price
Dec
2
2016
Post-Election Outlook for Financial Regulatory Agencies: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
20
2020
COVID-19: Japanese Economic Stimulus Package is Unveiled K&L Gates
Jul
29
2020
Second Quarter Reporting — Recent SEC Guidance on COVID-19-Related Disclosure Katten
Mar
27
2022
Federal Court Denies Defendant Banks’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Plaintiffs’ Knowing Participation in Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim in Stanford Ponzi Scheme Case Winstead
 

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