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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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May
4
2022
European Union, United Kingdom Propose New Sanctions Against Russia, Including Ban on Certain Services McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
8
2023
The SEC and State Regulators Target Crypto Lending in Nexo Settlement Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
15
2016
Left Swinging: Why Mickelson Went Uncharged For Insider Trading McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
2
2020
SEC Announces Joint Whistleblower Award of $2.5 Million Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Oct
31
2022
SEC Adopts Final Rules Mandating Compensation Clawback Policies Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
24
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Reforming Post-Crisis Risk Management Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Oct
31
2018
Happy Halloween to FCRA Defendants in Wisconsin: Court Rules that the Courts, not CRAs, are Charged with Resolving Legal Disputes Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
3
2022
SEC Proposes Important Changes To Section 13 Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
8
2023
The Recovering Executive Compensation from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act Voted out Of Senate Banking Committee Vedder Price
Jan
23
2024
Connecticut Banking Commissioner Order Highlights Risks Associated with Call Center Mortgage Loan Origination and Employee Social Media Use Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jul
6
2020
SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Fund Participation in the Federal Reserve Board’s 2020 Term Asset-Backed Loan Facility Vedder Price
May
3
2023
Reminder: The FTC “Safeguards Rule” Compliance Date is Next Month Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
2
2015
CFPB Finalizes Rule to Ease Rules for Small Creditors Katten
Mar
2
2018
CFTC Extends No Action Relief for Shanghai Clearing House Katten
May
11
2020
SEC Issues FAQs Regarding COVID-19 Order Jones Walker LLP
Nov
12
2021
The Nonqualified Financial Property Limitation McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
13
2023
Hypothetical Performance Crackdown: Nine Firms Charged with Violations of Investment Adviser Marketing and Recordkeeping Rules K&L Gates
Apr
20
2013
Investment Regulation Update - April 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
17
2017
House Passes the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017: Implications for Mutual Fund Excessive Fee Litigation Vedder Price
Jun
29
2019
FINRA Files Proposed Rule Change to Public Communications and Research Reports Katten
Jul
19
2021
Supreme Court Remands Securities Class Action Against Goldman Sachs Back to Second Circuit K&L Gates
May
5
2022
Over My Dead Body: Defendant Can’t “Wait Until He Dies” to Pay Arbitration Award McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
9
2023
Watching-and-Waiting: The Illinois Community Reinvestment Act Vedder Price
Nov
6
2014
Whose Burden Is it to Check for Mistakes in UCC Filings? Delaware Supreme Court Flips Bankruptcy Court’s Ruling in GM Bankruptcy Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
17
2016
Financial Accounting Standards Board Issues New Loan Loss Rule Katten
Feb
21
2017
Can a Bank Go to Court to Challenge its CAMELS Rating? Maybe. Vedder Price
Sep
28
2017
What You Need To Know About Capital Raising With ICOs (Business Bytes video) K&L Gates
Sep
3
2020
SEC adopts amendments to modernize disclosures under Regulation S-K Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
 

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