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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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Oct
27
2023
Opportunity Knocks: At Long Last, IRS Determination Letter Program Opens for 403(b) Plans McDermott Will & Emery
May
12
2016
New Fiduciary Rule: From Perspective of Plan Sponsor Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
11
2017
Requiem for Reasonable Expectations - Issue Price of Tax-Advantaged Bonds Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
29
2017
Ninth Circuit Holds Spokeo Plaintiff Has Standing to Proceed on Claim Over Inaccurate Information Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
13
2018
Trump Administration Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposing 18.3% Reduction in HUD Funding Ballard Spahr LLP
May
23
2019
OMB Releases Spring Unified Regulatory Agenda; Provides Update on EB-5 and Other Pending Regulations Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
15
2020
In Outlining Its 2020 Examination Priorities, SEC Expresses Interest in Alternative Data and Cybersecurity Risks Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
20
2021
401(k) Plan Top 10 Year End Laundry List Foley & Lardner LLP
May
26
2009
The Devil Is in the Details (Part III): The Risky Intersection between Insurance Coverage and Corporate Transactions Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
17
2013
SEC Proposes Rules Regarding Technology Systems Katten
Jun
22
2014
Joint Auditing Committee (JAC) Issues Guidance on Futures Commission Merchants (FCM) Financial Information Disclosure Requirements Katten
Jun
19
2020
HM Treasury Responds to House of Lords EU Financial Affairs Committee Recommendations on Financial Services Post-Brexit Katten
Dec
12
2013
SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) Charges Money Market Fund Adviser and Portfolio Manager with Violations of the Federal Securities Laws Vedder Price
Jun
2
2015
A Lien Strip Tease from the Supremes re: Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett Bankruptcy Litigation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
13
2019
A Look Back at Key Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations Issues in 2018 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
29
2020
More Than a Refresh but Much Less Than A Substantial Overhaul: The CFTC Proposes Comprehensive Amendments to Its Bankruptcy Rules Katten
Aug
25
2023
Technology + Dispute Resolution Hotline: Fintechs To Be Covered Under Anti-Money Laundering Laws: Indian Court Directs a Cross Border Online Payment Gateway to Register as a Reporting Entity! Nishith Desai Associates
Jan
10
2024
The Corporate Transparency Act - A Nightmare from Which Small Businesses Are Trying To Awake? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
17
2016
President Obama Signs SBIC Advisers Relief Act into law; Long-awaited clarification of Registration Exemptions for Advisers to SBICs ArentFox Schiff LLP
Dec
5
2017
Independent Bank Class Action Alleges Specific Equifax Security Failures, Actual Harm and the Threat of Future Harm Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
17
2018
Blind Pool Fund V. Pledge Fund ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
27
2019
SEC Settles Charges of Auditor Independence Violations for $8 Million Faegre Drinker
Oct
30
2023
FTC Amends GLBA Safeguards Rule to Require Reporting of Certain Data Breaches Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
13
2016
FinCEN Issues Final Rules for Customer Due Diligence Requirements Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Aug
31
2017
District Court Sanctions CFPB for Discovery Misconduct; Dismisses Five Defendants from Lawsuit Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
15
2018
Apply Now for Inclusion in New Opportunity Zone Program Jones Walker LLP
May
24
2019
National P3 Update: Higher Education and Social Infrastructure Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
17
2020
Looking For The "Full Text" Of The Dodd-Frank Act? You Won't Find It Here Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
 

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