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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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Apr
27
2017
FDIC Economic Inclusion Summit A Good Reminder of Fair and Responsible Banking Practices K&L Gates
May
23
2018
Social Investing: What the Latest DOL Guidance Means for Plan Fiduciaries Faegre Drinker
Mar
25
2020
COVID-19 Update: Restrictions on Short Selling in the UK and European Union Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Aug
4
2023
EU Commission Announces Much Anticipated Political Agreement on AIFMD 2 K&L Gates
Aug
13
2012
Treasury Department Loosens Up Bonds for Development in Indian Country Varnum LLP
May
18
2015
CFTC Chairman Discloses Second Phase of Regulatory Review Before Senate Committee; Commissioner Giancarlo Questions Position Limits Proposal Before EnergyRisk Summit Katten
Jan
9
2017
Bandimere v. SEC: Circuit Split May Affect PHH Appeal Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
12
2019
$267 Million Judgment against Debt Collector for TCPA Violations Robinson & Cole LLP
Dec
31
2019
The SEC's Extraction Distraction Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
12
2020
FINRA Updates Problem Codes & Releases AI White Paper Katten
Jun
6
2014
Lawyers are not Gatekeepers: Do You Want Your Lawyer To Be Horatius Or Atticus Finch? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
15
2015
FINRA’s New Background Investigation Rule Will Likely Increase Firms’ Costs and Potentially Increases Exposure for Firms in Customer Disputes Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
28
2017
UK Government Measures For Fintech - Autumn 2017 Budget K&L Gates
May
10
2019
ESMA Publishes Final Reports on Technical Advice on Integrating Sustainability Risks and Factors in the UCITS Directive, AIFMD and MiFID II Katten
Apr
6
2022
SEC Deals New Proposal to Expand Reach of Dealer Registration Requirements Katten
Jul
23
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Approves Changes to Private Offering Rules and Adopts New “Bad Actor” Prohibitions; Proposes Additional Changes to Better Monitor Private Offering Market McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
22
2013
Banks to Settle Lawsuit Challenging Merger Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
3
2022
SEC Chair Emphasizes Cybersecurity and Gives Clues as to Future Cyber Regulations Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
17
2023
Katten Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take March 2023 Katten
May
7
2024
Despite Claim of Circuit Split, U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review ATM Class Certification in Antitrust Case Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
8
2016
SEC Approves Amendments to Form ADV Part 1A and Certain Additions to Investment Advisers Act Rules Faegre Drinker
Sep
21
2022
Retooling Intellectual Property Strategies to Weather Bear Markets Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
13
2022
New Law Seeks To Curtail Coerced Debts Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
16
2024
Term Loan Market Update Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
28
2017
CFPB’s ‘Bridge Too Far’ Becomes a Bridge to Nowhere Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
24
2018
LIBOR Phase Out: Important Considerations for Negotiating Loan Documents Mintz
Sep
21
2018
CFTC Announces Technology Advisory Committee Meeting Katten
Mar
26
2020
NABL Asks IRS to Help with TEFRA, Debt Repurchase Problems Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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