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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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Jan
29
2018
FTC Announces Increase in Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
23
2020
Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - November 23, 2020 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
24
2011
D.C. Circuit Invalidates SEC's Proxy Access Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
9
2016
(Not-So-Big) Spoiler Alert: Agencies Want to Take Away a Few More Bank Powers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
17
2013
Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection: For America Only Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
2
2016
Class X Interest Rate Claim Fails in English High Court Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
3
2017
New York Revamps Proposed Cybersecurity Regulation for Financial Services and Insurance Entities Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
17
2017
Ex-Executives Move to Compel Law Firm to Produce Notes from Internal Investigation Faegre Drinker
Sep
10
2019
Irreconcilable Differences: In Dorman v. Charles Schwab Corp., Ninth Circuit Overrules 35-Year-Old Authority; Concludes ERISA Claims Subject to Mandatory Arbitration. Robinson & Cole LLP
Jul
15
2022
SEC Awards Over $6 Million to Two Whistleblowers Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
May
14
2015
Eleventh Circuit Rules That State Whistleblower Law Is Preempted By National Bank Act Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
9
2017
Moving On Down – In the Right Direction Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
25
2019
Wal-Mart Hit With Certification of Massive FCRA Class Action Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
9
2019
Kraft’s Restatement Calls Into Question SEC’s Light Touch Approach to Enforcement Zuckerman Law
Jun
12
2020
Paycheck Protection Program Update Stark & Stark
Oct
6
2020
SBA Issues Guidance on Change of Ownership for PPP Borrowers Varnum LLP
Apr
20
2022
Thinking of Jumping on the NFT Bandwagon – Are you Prepared? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
29
2023
U.S. Executive Branch Update – June 29, 2023 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
16
2018
FinCEN Issues Exceptive Relief from Beneficial Ownership Rule to Certain Account Renewals Ballard Spahr LLP
Dec
24
2019
Value of Accounting Securities Class Action Settlements in 2018 Reaches Second-Highest Level in 10 Years Cornerstone Research
Mar
4
2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Revises Clearing Compliance Schedule for iTraxx Credit Default Swap (CDS) Indices Katten
Aug
21
2015
UK: New FCA Handbook and PRA Rulebook Websites to Launch Next Week Katten
Jan
31
2018
HMRC's Online Register of Trusts: Why You May Need to Take Action Now Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
11
2022
Lawsuit Challenging Taxation of Cryptocurrency Tokens Generated Through Staking Dismissed as Moot Mintz
Aug
1
2011
Republicans Adopt A More Nuanced Fight Against Wall St. Reform Law Center for Public Integrity
Sep
13
2016
Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #19: Advisors' Use of "Hire Me" Practices. Faegre Drinker
Jan
17
2024
UK Regulators Publish Policy Statement on Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives Katten
Nov
18
2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Recent Developments: November 4, 2013 – November 8, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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