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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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Dec
9
2021
CFPB Fall Supervisory Highlights Shed Light on Agency Priorities Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
16
2012
$25 Billion Mortgage Fraud Settlement Marks Turning Point for Industry Ifrah Law
Jan
24
2017
Automobile Companies Collide with Payment Providers K&L Gates
Aug
29
2017
Cryptocurrency Traders Beware – The Taxman Cometh! Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
22
2020
PPP Oversight Efforts May Impact Lenders Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Oct
4
2021
Build Back Better Tax Proposals: Considerations for Private Investment Funds & Sponsors Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
14
2022
Reminder: New Tax Forms for Retirement Plan Payment Withholding Effective January 1, 2023 McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
16
2011
Increased Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Thresholds for 2011 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
31
2015
SEC to Consider Adoption of Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules at August 5 Opening Meeting Katten
Jun
14
2018
Comptroller Otting comments on short-term, small dollar loan bulletin, special purpose national bank charter for fintech companies, Madden Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
19
2021
What Labor Nominee Martin Walsh Means for the Future of the Fiduciary Rule Bracewell LLP
Aug
9
2023
UK Regulator Raises Concerns over the Sustainability-Linked Loans Market, Including Potential Greenwashing Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Sep
12
2014
An Introduction to Revenue Participation Financing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
May
16
2016
Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: May 9 - 13 and May 16, 2016 (Personal Liability; Rogue Trader; Hubris Risk; Spoofing) Katten
Feb
13
2018
CFPB Introduces New Strategic Plan under Acting Director Mulvaney Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
7
2019
CFPB enters into settlement with payday retail lender Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
10
2023
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Approves DIP Financing of 700 Bitcoin Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
12
2014
Office of Foreign Assets Control Publishes New Syria and Ukraine Sanctions Regulations; Designates Russian Bank For its Involvement in Syrian Unrest Covington & Burling LLP
May
10
2024
CFPB Settles Action Against Student Loan Servicer and Securitization Trusts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
29
2013
Massachusetts Public-Private Partnerships: Time to Prime the Pump McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
5
2017
The "Wholesaler" Exception: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #72 Faegre Drinker
May
23
2019
Spotlight On Private Equity in the Fertility Sector McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
1
2022
Mississippi Senate Counters House Proposal on Income Tax Reform Jones Walker LLP
Mar
23
2023
SEC Proposes Safeguarding Rule Amending Custody Rule ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
19
2024
TMA Chicago Midwest Podcast Hosted by Paul Musser | Jack O'Connor Talks 'Success Through Service' [PODCAST] Katten
Dec
4
2015
Agencies Announce Threshold for Smaller Loan Exemption From Appraisal Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Katten
Jan
25
2017
OCC Supplements Guidance on Third Party Oversight; Emphasizes Oversight of Lending Relationships Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
1
2017
NABL Proposes “Enhanced Infrastructure Bonds” (or Build America Bonds 2.0) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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