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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
9
2020
DOJ Antitrust Division Rolls Out modernized Merger Remedies Manual Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jun
5
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Currently Examining Potential Changes To “Accredited Investor” Definition Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
May
5
2017
Sometimes the Truth is Stranger than Fiction – Update Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
30
2017
There’s Gold in Them Thar Employee Benefit Trusts … Fool’s Gold Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
25
2018
CFTC Issues Proposed Rule Amends Margin Requirements & CFTC Issues Virtual Currency Advisory for Exchanges and Clearinghouses Katten
Sep
25
2018
The Maryland Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2018 significantly increases state regulation Ballard Spahr LLP
May
13
2019
Brexit Insight From the EU-27: Poland Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
10
2020
5MLD – Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
18
2021
Immediate Enactment Of Juneteenth As A Federal Holiday Will Have Significant Impact On Mortgage Lenders And Other Consumer Lenders Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
3
2023
Rule 105 Revisited: SEC Actions Remind Private Fund Managers About Participating In Offering After Selling Short Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
18
2023
ICMA’s Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings and Data Products Providers – A Step Towards Consistent Global Standards K&L Gates
Jul
26
2013
What’s in a Name? In the Secured Lending World, Just About Everything McDermott Will & Emery
May
15
2015
CFTC Requests Public Comment on Nodal Clear’s DCO Application Katten
Sep
15
2016
NFA Proposal Would Require CFTC-Registered Asset Managers to Report on Financial Condition Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
17
2017
Kokesh v. SEC—US Supreme Court Set to Decide SEC Disgorgement Circuit Split Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
23
2017
UK LIBOR: No Longer the World's Most Important Number? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
31
2018
The Broker Protocol: End of an Era? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
24
2022
Four Ways to Avoid General Solicitation in Private Offerings Varnum LLP
Nov
22
2022
End-of-Year Law Firm Accounting Checklist PracticePanther
Jul
20
2023
CFPB, other Federal Agencies Seek Public Comment about Medical Debt Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
14
2015
New Best Execution Requirement for Municipal Securities Transactions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
8
2016
CFTC Proposes Alternative to Fingerprinting Requirement for Foreign Individuals Katten
May
6
2016
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Proposes Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses That Restrict Class Actions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
12
2020
Beltway Buzz, June 12, 2020 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
29
2021
Late Payment of Deferred Payroll Taxes Under CARES Act Could Result in Harsh Consequences Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
8
2024
New York State Legislature Passes FY 2025 Budget, Including Significant Action on Housing Katten
Aug
31
2015
Failure to Investigate Could Mean “Game-Set-and-Match” for EB-5 Investors: SEC Case against Brother-in-Law of Tennis Star Andre Aggasi Shows Risk for Would-be Immigrant Investors Mintz
Apr
24
2020
CFTC Announces “Project Streetlamp” Competition Katten
 

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