Financial, Securities & Banking

HB Ad Slot
HB Mobile Ad Slot

The Financial institutions and banking sectors are highly regulated in the US and throughout the world with stiff penalties for failure to comply with regulations. The National Law Review addresses legal issues, compliance concerns, financial regulatory schemes, broker-deals, insolvency and restructuring, and structured transaction negotiations.

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.

National Law Review Financial Regulation and Banking Law TwitterFor hourly updates on the latest news about Wall Street, banking, financial, securities/SEC regulations, laws, and legislation be sure to follow our Financial, Banking, and Securities Law Twitter feed, and sign up for complimentary e-news bulletins.

Recent Securities, SEC, & Financial Institution Law News

Title
Custom text Organization
Sep
30
2016
FINRA Proposes Rule to Modify Fees and Transaction Credits for the FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility Katten
Dec
15
2020
IRS and Treasury Department Release Final Regulations Regarding Like-Kind Exchanges Bracewell LLP
Jan
21
2022
Form SHC for the 2021 Calendar Year is Due on March 4, 2022 Vedder Price
Jun
30
2023
U.S. Senate Takes Up the RECOUP Act Nelson Mullins
May
17
2016
CFTC Proposes Reversing Course, Granting Private Right of Action in Energy Market Manipulation McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
4
2017
CFPB Changes Direction In Enforcement Action; Mulvaney Names Senior Advisor Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
16
2018
FCA Confirms Change of London Address Katten
Feb
26
2021
Senators Introduce Bill to Rescue CFTC Whistleblower Program Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jan
31
2023
New Texas Bill Would Provide Qualified Release Relief To Trustees Who Deliver Adequate Accountings Without A Timely Objection By The Beneficiary Winstead
Apr
25
2023
Messaging Missteps: SEC’s Increasing Focus on Off-Channel Communications Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
23
2013
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Publishes European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Q&As Katten
Feb
18
2019
Commercial & Industrial Solar Due Diligence Review Manual for Tax Equity Transactions Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
23
2020
BREAKING NEWS: Nebraska Bill Clarifies GILTI and Repatriation Are Deductible McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
22
2020
FINRA Revises Rule 4530 Problem Codes for Regulation Best Interest Mintz
Oct
20
2022
FRB and FDIC Issue Joint ANPR on Possible Resolution Requirements for Large Banking Organizations While FRB and OCC Approve U.S. Bank MUFG Union Bank Merger Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
13
2023
The Benefits of Donating Digital Assets to Charity ASKramer Law
Aug
4
2009
Proofs of Claim: Hot Topics and Filer Beware! Poyner Spruill LLP
May
17
2017
Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Would Impose Heightened Pleading Standards, Raise Burden of Proof for Plaintiffs in Section 36(b) Excessive Fee Litigation Vedder Price
May
30
2019
P3 Trends: Rise in Private Placement Financing of Mid-Size P3s Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
31
2023
The Three Federal Banking Agencies Propose Long-Term Debt Requirement for All Large Banking Organizations Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jun
20
2014
Miami Hits JPMorgan with Lawsuit over Discriminatory Lending Practices Bilzin Sumberg
Jun
5
2015
Mortgage Lender Accused of Violating the False Claims Act Agrees to Pay Government $212.5 Million for Alleged FHA-Insured Loan Fraud Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jun
30
2023
Divided Court Gives Primacy to Freedom of Religion, Invokes “Major Questions Doctrine” to Overturn Student Loan Forgiveness Program – SCOTUS Today Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
19
2016
SEC Staff No-Action Letter Permits Index ETF to Exceed 1940 Act Limits on Investments in Insurance Companies and Securities Related Issuers Vedder Price
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
19
2018
New Beneficial Owner Threshold Eases VC Fundraising Mintz
Mar
31
2020
Effect of Dividend Prohibition on CARES Act Loans for Mid-Size and Large Pass-Through Entities McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
22
2022
$500,000 Worth of Crypto Recovered from US Health Care Ransomware! Foley & Lardner LLP
 

NLR Logo

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up to receive our free e-Newsbulletins

 

Sign Up for e-NewsBulletins