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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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Apr
20
2014
The Arizona Court of Appeals Holds the Right to a Fair Market Value Hearing Cannot be Waived in a Deficiency Action Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Mar
13
2015
Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Proper Purpose for Inspection Demand Katten
Jul
9
2016
Eleventh Circuit Limits SEC Look-Back Period and Sets Up Circuit Split ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
27
2018
SEC Releases FY 2018 Whistleblower Program Annual Report Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
26
2022
Digital Asset Businesses Amp Up Their Compliance Measures to Avoid Insider Trading Actions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
21
2014
FINRA and the MSRB Release Companion Proposals That Would Require Additional Disclosures for Transactions in Fixed Income Securities Katten
Nov
2
2015
Bridging the Week: October 26 to 30 and November 2, 2015 (Crowdfunding; Malfeasance; TRACE; Overcharges) Katten
Mar
11
2017
FCA Summarizes Findings of a Review on the Use of Dealing Commission Katten
Nov
20
2019
Appellate Court Tells CitiMortgage It Can’t Force “Repurchase” Of What No Longer Exists Bilzin Sumberg
May
26
2022
Borrower/Lender Disagreements in PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
7
2024
Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 16 (2024) Nelson Mullins
May
19
2013
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Issues Clarification of the Treatment of Certain Sovereign and Securitization Positions Katten
Jul
10
2015
SEC Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Update Relating to Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Advisers Act Katten
Nov
13
2016
European Securities and Markets Authority Publishes Updated Q&A on MiFID II and MiFIR Transparency Topics Katten
Jul
25
2019
Former Bank General Counsel Enters into Consent Order Over Alleged AML Obstruction Ballard Spahr LLP
May
19
2020
Crime in the Time of Covid-19: The Progress of UK White-Collar Investigations and Trials During Lockdown Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Dec
8
2012
CFTC Grants Temporary No-Action Relief from Clearing Requirement for Swaps Between Affiliated Counterparties Katten
Mar
28
2018
Where are the CFPB’s complaint and supervisory highlights reports? Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
11
2021
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Top Practical Considerations on FSA, Election Change Relief Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
28
2023
IRS Disallows Step-Up in Tax Cost Basis for Assets Held by an Irrevocable Grantor Trust Blank Rome LLP
Mar
10
2012
Selling/Acquiring Distressed Real Estate In Florida: A White Paper on the Advantages and Disadvantages of Six Alternatives, Including Contract and Due Diligence Considerations Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Dec
1
2021
CPMI and IOSCO Request Feedback on Access to Central Clearing and Portability Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
28
2022
SEC Whistleblower Program Report Details Record Year Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jan
24
2011
Fannie and Freddie Were Followers, Not Leaders, In Mortgage Frenzy Center for Public Integrity
Dec
1
2018
Blockchain Basics: Networks (Seg. 1 Sec. 2) | IMS Innovation Series IMS Legal Strategies
Aug
29
2022
NFT Marketplace and DAO Partnership Shows Power and Complexities of DAOs in the Art World Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Apr
23
2024
Europe: Research Cost Re-Bundling – Is the UK Going Back to the Future? K&L Gates
Nov
24
2014
CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) Issues Proposed Rule to Regulate Prepaid Products Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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