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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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2016
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2017
Foreclosure an Effective Method to Recoup Unpaid Condo Assessments Stark & Stark
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29
2019
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Risk Alert Regarding Safeguarding Customer Records and Information Stored on Cloud-Based Platforms Faegre Drinker
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22
2020
Progress Towards EU Control of Non-EU Subsidies: EU White Paper of 17 June 2020 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
11
2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Issues FAQs Regarding Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) Reporting Katten
Oct
17
2014
Investment Adviser Challenges Constitutionality of SEC Administrative Proceedings Katten
Sep
11
2015
FFIEC and Member Agencies Propose Call Report Changes Katten
Jan
25
2017
Regulatory Freeze Memorandum To Have Minimal Impact on Structured Finance Industry Katten
Feb
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2018
House Again Passes Legislation to Review Points and Fees Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
30
2020
IR35: Key Concerns Ahead of 6 April 2021 Katten
Aug
14
2020
COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Questions Swirl Around Federal Response, Back-to-School Plans as COVID-19 Studies Continue Faegre Drinker
Mar
15
2023
SVB and Signature Bank Resolution – CFTC-Related Implications Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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18
2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Releases Informal Guidance Addressing Fiduciary Responsibilities With Respect to Target Date Funds McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
20
2014
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Has Authority to Bring Actions Against a Non-Depository Institution’s Related Persons; Are Payday Lenders Next? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
16
2016
Regulation Crowdfunding Takes Effect McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
17
2020
Banks Avoid Liability For Failed Tax Relief Plans Under Film-investment Scheme Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
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12
2022
IFSCA Notifies the FME Regulations, 2022 Nishith Desai Associates
Sep
27
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Mortgage Industry to Face Centralized Repository for State Regulatory Enforcement Actions - Deadline for Comments is September 20, 2011 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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14
2019
Joint Final Flood Insurance Rule Regarding Private Insurance Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
8
2022
Registered Funds and The New ESG Rule Proposals: Everything You Wanted to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask) K&L Gates
Oct
10
2023
Minimum Wage Increases Now Effective in Multiple Canadian Provinces Mintz
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29
2009
Illinois Supreme Court Extends a Helping Hand to Homeowners and Lenders
Sep
1
2017
"Modest" Overstatements of Amount Due and Interest Rate Actionable Under FDCPA, Ninth Circuit Rules Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
8
2018
Can a whistleblower disclosure to the SEC about cybersecurity qualify for a SEC whistleblower award? Zuckerman Law
Jan
21
2016
U.S. Supreme Court to Take Up Issue of “Personal Benefit” in Insider Trading Context Faegre Drinker
May
19
2017
CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Risk Extends No-Action Relief for Shanghai Clearing House Katten
Jun
12
2018
Institutional Investors Must Remain Vigilant of Limitations Deadlines in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Holding in China Agritech v. Resh Mintz
 

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