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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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Jul
16
2014
The Gabelli Effect: How the Supreme Court’s Decision Is Impacting Enforcement Actions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
17
2015
National Futures Association (NFA) Modifies EasyFile for Pool Annual Financial Statements Katten
Feb
19
2016
CFTC Grants Relief for End Users from Trade Option Filing Requirements Katten
Oct
31
2016
Five Propositions Concerning SEC Whistleblower Program Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
14
2022
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Build Out Or Buy? Financing Real Estate Transactions in Healthcare Practices [VIDEO] Roetzel & Andress LPA
Jun
16
2016
Florida District Court Allows the Commodity Futures Exchange Commission to Bring a Lawsuit Involving Non-U.S. Investors and Non-U.S. Electronic Trading Platforms Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
8
2017
DOL Fiduciary Rule Applicability Date is Finally Here! What now? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
15
2017
Illinois Decision Sheds Light on Potential Pitfalls for Intercreditor Agreements Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Sep
1
2020
SEC Cancels Vote on Whistleblower Rule Changes Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Mar
11
2019
CFPB does not seek lifting of stay of compliance date for payday loan rule’s payment provisions in new status report filed in trade groups’ lawsuit Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
27
2019
CFPB Files Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff in Fourth Circuit FDCPA case Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
21
2023
Proxy Advisory Firm Issues Guidance on Cyber Oversight and Disclosure Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
23
2024
SEC’s Spring 2023 Rulemaking Agenda: Spotlight on Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers and Certain Funds Katten
Nov
1
2018
CFTC Whistleblower Program Annual Report Reveals Active Year and Success in Enlisting Whistleblowers to Combat Commodities Fraud Zuckerman Law
Feb
11
2020
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s Provocative Crypto Proposal Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Aug
12
2021
CFTC Steps Up Activity in the Cryptocurrency Space With Latest Action for Violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
7
2023
OFSI Annual Review: April 2021 to August 2022 K&L Gates
Sep
13
2023
SECURE 2.0: New Distribution Options Varnum LLP
Jul
21
2022
Second Circuit Rejects Supreme Court? Katten
Jan
20
2014
FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Examiners to Focus on Brokers with Histories of Discipline Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
27
2022
SEC Finalizes Major Changes to Shareholder Report Disclosure Scheme and Investment Company Advertisement Rules K&L Gates
Jan
14
2022
German Federal Court of Justice Rules on the Obligation to Pay Rent in the Event of Business Closures Due to the Pandemic Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
19
2022
US Imposes Additional Sanctions, Consulting Services Ban, Export Controls Targeting Russia Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
18
2014
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Proposes Changes to Assessments Rule Katten
Feb
19
2015
A New Year And A New Arizona Anti-Deficiency Statute re: Mortgages Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Feb
22
2016
SEC Enforcement Lays out Approach to Cybersecurity Cases Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Apr
20
2013
American Bankers Association (ABA) Endorses Bill to Mandate Examination Fairness Katten
Apr
10
2014
Investment Advisers to Plans May Be Required to Deliver "Disclosure Guide" Under ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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