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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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Aug
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2023
Better Than a Snow Day: The PBGC Provides One time Section 4010 Reporting Waiver McDermott Will & Emery
May
18
2018
Applicable Federal Rates and Code Section 7520 Rate for June 2018 – Trending Up Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
9
2020
SEC Whistleblower Complaints Swell to a Flood: How to Find the High Ground of Sound Compliance Mintz
Jan
9
2015
CFTC Allows Swap Dealer’s CCO to Report to the Governing Body Katten
Sep
5
2016
Significant Developments In Spoofing Cases: Coscia, 3Red and Sarao Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
25
2020
The Federal Reserve’s Powers to Pave the Way for Continued Development and Construction Through Covid-19 Robinson & Cole LLP
Dec
30
2015
Asset Protection Devices in the British Virgin Islands That Creditors Need to Understand Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Apr
26
2016
Regulators Release Revised Proposed Executive Compensation Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
20
2019
SECURE Act Brings About Significant Changes to IRAs Varnum LLP
Jan
17
2023
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 Gets a “Glow Up”: Congress Strengthens Enforcement by Clarifying Who Can Be a Protected Whistleblower and Enhancing Financial Incentives Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
7
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Judge Clamps Down on DOJ Efforts to Apply U.S. Law Abroad Ifrah Law
Jul
19
2013
A Preliminary Road Map to the Chapter 9 Bankruptcy of the City of Detroit Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
22
2017
EU Supervisor Warns About Risks Of ICOS And Calls For Regulatory Compliance K&L Gates
Sep
3
2019
FINRA Issues Supplemental Guidance on Giving Credit for Extraordinary Cooperation Vedder Price
Dec
9
2021
Beginning in May 2022 Banks Will Have 36 Hours to Disclose Certain Types of Cyber Incidents Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
14
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Derivatives — Several Developments of Note Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
26
2013
Southern District of New York (SDNY) Favors the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Action Involving Novel Issues of Statutory Interpretation Katten
Nov
19
2013
Chinese Acquisition of US Technology: Export Regulation and Foreign Investment Issue Spotting Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
25
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Issues Its First Ever Whistleblower Award For Tip On Securities Violation Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jan
25
2019
FCA Consults on Guidance Clarifying When Cryptoassets Should Be Regulated Katten
May
3
2019
CBOE Proposes Changes to Its Processes and Rules Concerning Investigative and Disciplinary Matters Katten
Jun
17
2021
SCOTUS Favors Narrower Reading of CFAA “So” It Does Not Cover Misuse of Authorized Access Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
17
2023
Bankruptcy Court Rules Payment of Default Interest is Required to Reinstate Defaulted Loan ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
12
2015
D.C. Circuit Says “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” Is Maybe Not the Best Set of Rules for Criminal Forfeiture Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
May
23
2018
Social Investing: What the Latest DOL Guidance Means for Plan Fiduciaries Faegre Drinker
Sep
17
2018
Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: September 10 - 14 and September 17, 2018 (ICOs; Registration; Audit Trail; Reporting; Blue Sheets; Supervision) Katten
Jun
10
2020
The GATS (Global Aircraft Trading System) Out of the Bag Vedder Price
Dec
21
2021
North Carolina Muddies the Water on the Economic Loss Doctrine Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
 

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