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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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Oct
21
2014
High Stakes in Brazil’s Election Covington & Burling LLP
May
12
2016
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Jan
25
2017
Conflict Minerals in 2017 – What’s New? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
6
2017
CFPB Acting Director Institutes Suspension of Data Collection, Reveals Plans to Bring in More Political Appointees, and Announces Review of Pending Enforcement Matters Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
11
2018
CSBS Announces Multi-State Compact to Standardize Money Transmitter Licensing Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
15
2020
In Outlining Its 2020 Examination Priorities, SEC Expresses Interest in Alternative Data and Cybersecurity Risks Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
17
2020
SEC Adopts Final Fund of Funds Rule Faegre Drinker
Mar
11
2024
The Lesson of Prometheus – A Special Purpose Broker Dealer May Cause Havoc in TradFi by Unilaterally Declaring ETH To Be A Security Katten
Jun
20
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Announces Major Fines In First Pay-to-Play Enforcement Case Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
3
2015
DOL Proposes Rule Redefining Fiduciary Status in the Investment Advice Context ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
2
2017
CFPB publishes annual CARD Act, HOEPA, QM adjustments Ballard Spahr LLP
May
29
2019
GAO report on private student loan rehabilitation programs calls on CFPB to provide clarification Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
17
2013
SEC Proposes Rules Regarding Technology Systems Katten
Nov
6
2023
(UK) HMRC and Restructuring Plans: The Next Chapter Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
9
2019
Agreement Reached on EMIR Refit Regulation Katten
Jun
28
2023
Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski: Interlocutory Appeals on the Question of Arbitrability Automatically Stay District Court Proceedings Katten
Jun
13
2018
"The Strongest Corporate Accountability Law In The Nation" Is Officially In Desuetude Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
21
2020
All Eyes on Liu as Supreme Court Considers Whether to Restrict Disgorgement as a Regulatory Enforcement Remedy Hinch Newman LLP
Aug
19
2020
Recent Enforcement Actions Define the “Person” that Participates in a Partial Tender Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
23
2021
The IRS Is Mining for Crypto Account Holders Bracewell LLP
May
13
2016
SEC Deputy Chief Accountant Discusses Use of Non-GAAP Measures Katten
Dec
7
2017
FCA Roundtables On High-Cost Credit Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
12
2018
Saved By The En Banc: CFPB Appears Here To Stay K&L Gates
Oct
4
2019
CFIUS Proposed Rules Target Critical Technology, Sensitive Personal Data and Real Estate Proskauer Rose LLP
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
Jan
17
2023
Bankruptcy Court Allows Service of a Subpoena Via Twitter Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
12
2024
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5
2015
States Challenge Blue Sky Preemption Under Regulation A+ Katten
 

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