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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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Aug
26
2020
FinCEN Expands View of Compliance Requirements Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
31
2011
SEC Adopts Form PF at SEC Meeting Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
13
2013
Valuing Advance Refundings Re: Public Finance Mintz
Feb
10
2015
SEC Staff Releases 2015 Examination Priorities Vedder Price
Jun
3
2016
National Futures Association Proposes Late Filing Fee for NFA Form PQR and Form PR Katten
Jun
26
2018
SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Permitting Temporary Hold on Disbursement of Redemption Proceeds from Direct-at-Fund Accounts to Protect against Financial Exploitation of Seniors and Other Vulnerable Investors Vedder Price
Jun
13
2019
Issues to Consider in Early Stages of M&A Process Jones Walker LLP
Oct
14
2021
The Department of Justice Sets Cryptocurrency Squarely in its Sights Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
30
2022
COVID-19 Fraud Update: DOJ Prosecutes More than 150 Defendants, 95 Criminal Cases ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
3
2023
Cybersecurity Awareness Month Series: FBI Director Asks for Help to Fight Cyber Attacks Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
11
2010
Purchasing Or Foreclosing On A Failed Project? You May Be A “Successor Developer" Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Apr
11
2013
Illinois House Considers Bill to Allow “Bonding Off” of Mechanics Liens Katten
Feb
5
2016
NFA Issues Notice Regarding Swap Valuation Dispute Notices Katten
Feb
21
2018
U.S. Budget Act and Retirement Plans Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
3
2020
Intellectual Property Outlook: Cases and Trends to Follow in 2020 — PART 2 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
24
2022
Supreme Court To Decide on DOJ Authority in FCA Suits ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
26
2012
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Frequently Asked Questions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
26
2015
CFTC Issues Guidance on “Firm or Forced Trades” Process Katten
Apr
30
2024
UK Financial Regulator Confirms Plan to Combat Greenwashing Mintz
Feb
26
2019
FTC Sends 2018 Annual ECOA Report to CFPB Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
25
2021
SEC Adopts New Marketing Rule for Investment Advisers Faegre Drinker
May
24
2021
Whistleblower Awards from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
22
2015
Bridging the Week: June 15 to 19 and 22, 2015 (Another CCO Sued; Atypical Price Activity; Unauthorized Swaps; Illegal Swaps; Manipulation) Katten
Oct
21
2016
Federal Reserve Board Seeks New Limits on Bank Activities in Physical Commodities WilmerHale
Oct
18
2018
Report Issued On Two-For-One Executive Order, But What About The SEC? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
22
2019
Regular, On-Site Attendance Is Essential Function of Auditor Job, Sixth Circuit Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
12
2023
Silicon Valley Bank Fails After Run on Deposits ArentFox Schiff LLP
Dec
11
2023
New York Governor Supports Changes to Non-Compete Legislation Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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