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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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Feb
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2013
National Futures Association (NFA) to Require Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) to Identify Registered Investment Companies Katten
Apr
17
2015
European Parliament Committee Votes for a Mandatory System for Conflict Minerals Importers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
31
2017
Cordray’s Letter to President Trump Distorts Impact of Arbitration Rule Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
18
2019
SEC Issues Privacy and Data Security Risk Alert Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
5
2024
CFPB and FTC Argue Consumer Reporting Companies Have an Obligation to Correct Errors in Joint Amicus Brief Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
19
2014
NYS Tax Department Reverses Position on Statutory Residence Rule McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
21
2017
FINRA Releases Additional Guidance With Respect To Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Corporate and Agency Debt Securities Transactions Katten
Apr
30
2018
CFPB Files Amicus Brief In Seventh Circuit FDCPA Case Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
13
2021
On Her Shoulders, Episode 9 - Interview with Sara Brand and Kerry Rupp [PODCAST]
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29
2024
ISDA and Clarus Publish the Final Risk-Free Rate Adoption Indicator Blank Rome LLP
Dec
4
2015
House of Representatives Votes to Repeal CFPB’s Auto Lending Guidance and Issues Scathing Report on CFPB’s Methodology and Statistics Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
8
2016
The Year In Review: SEC Enforcement Actions Against Investment Advisers K&L Gates
Jan
12
2018
CFTC Approves Amendments to Commission Regulations Under Parts 3 and 9 Katten
Nov
28
2023
FTC Publishes Proposed Order Against Ed Tech Provider Edmodo Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
10
2014
Conflict Minerals Rule Update: Emergency Motion Filed For Complete Stay of SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
5
2015
Monthly Futures Exchange Issuance Report: July 2015 Bracewell LLP
Apr
20
2020
COVID-19: NASDAQ Proposal to Permit Longer Compliance Periods with Continued Listing Requirements ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
23
2021
CFIUS Filing: Clairvest Group and O&M Business of First Solar Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
19
2023
IRS and Treasury Department Release Proposed Regulations for Labor Requirements Under Inflation Reduction Act Bracewell LLP
May
24
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Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to Support Solar Generation Project in Nevada U.S. Department of Energy
Jan
5
2019
FinCEN, OFAC and TFI Curtailed by Partial Government Shutdown Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
19
2019
BitBlog Weekly Summary: Kik Kicks Back and the SEC continues its enforcement campaign against ICOs Polsinelli PC
Jul
26
2021
Second Circuit Follows Other Recent Circuit Opinions Re: Private Student Loan Discharge Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
May
18
2023
FINRA Facts and Trends: May 2023 Bracewell LLP
Feb
4
2013
California Court Holds That Borrowers May Enjoin A Foreclosure If A Lender Fails To Meet Servicing Guidelines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
3
2013
Selecting an Annuity Provider: Part III Faegre Drinker
Apr
17
2015
What You Need To Know About United States of America v. Michael Coscia re: Commodity Enforcement Trends Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
2
2017
SEC Issues Important Interpretive Guidance on Implications of "Unbundling" the Costs of Investment Research from the Costs of Trade Execution, Mandated by EU Requirements Katten
 

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