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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
2
2015
Confidentiality Agreements May Violate Dodd-Frank Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
20
2015
CFTC Releases Preliminary Report on the Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Katten
Dec
1
2016
Post-Election Outlook for Financial Regulatory Agencies: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
5
2018
Pennsylvania Adds Licensing Requirements for Mortgage Servicers Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
16
2021
Gary Gensler to Lead SEC Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
5
2019
SLGs Window to Reopen! And Another Change. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
28
2020
ARRC Releases Best Practices for Orderly LIBOR Transition Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jan
17
2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Issues Final Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
24
2015
SEC Chair Attempts to Reassure Compliance Officers That They Will Not Be Targeted Katten
Aug
5
2016
UK Parliament to Consider Preferential Creditor Status for Consumers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
28
2017
FINRA Proposes to Make Permanent a TRACE-Reporting Exemption Katten
Mar
10
2021
DOL Will Not Enforce Trump Administration’s ERISA “ESG” Investing and Proxy Voting Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
19
2018
Loan Syndication and EU Competition Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
17
2020
COVID-19 Update: FCA Sends “Dear CEO” Letter to UK Banks on Lending to SMEs and Responsibilities of Senior Managers Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
3
2023
IRS Announces 2024 Retirement Plan Limits Blank Rome LLP
Mar
7
2024
Insurance Implications of SEC and CFTC’s New Form PF Requirements Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
17
2017
Beneficiary Designations: They Aren’t Always What They Seem Holland & Hart LLP
Oct
26
2021
Banks and Non-Banks Beware: New Types of Redlining Claims Are on The Horizon K&L Gates
Dec
22
2021
Ringing in the New Year: Regulators and Industry Seek to Bring Stability to Stablecoins in 2022. How (Much), Remains a Question. Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
7
2014
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction": New Wisconsin Statutory Requirements for Payoff Letters and Satisfactions von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Sep
5
2014
U.S. Government Issues new Ukraine and Russia-Related Sanctions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
29
2023
Cybersecurity Resiliency Funding for U.S. States and Territories Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
15
2012
EU Emissions Trading System Single Registry: Timetable Announced McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
25
2013
Federal Reserve Issues Proposed Liquidity Requirements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Expected to Follow Katten
May
5
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) New Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
12
2020
EBA Publishes Statement for Consumers Regarding Post-Brexit Arrangements Katten
Apr
19
2018
Department Of Business Oversight Found Liable For Investors' Attorney Fees Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
18
2022
New York Federal District Court Dismisses 401(k) Fee Class Action Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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