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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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2021
Gift City--New Incentives to Set Up AIF's in India's First International Financial-TEC City Nishith Desai Associates
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Bank Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Crypto-Asset Risks Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee Meeting on May 14 Katten
Nov
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2017
Richard Cordray Resigns from the CFPB Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
17
2019
Minnesota federal court decision is warning to lead generators Ballard Spahr LLP
Dec
30
2014
Governor Signs Amendments to New York Wage Theft Prevention Act, Eliminating Requirement that Employers Issue Annual Notices to Employees between January 1 and February 1 Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
10
2018
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority gives guidance on future priorities, FinTech and Brexit Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
16
2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Orders Wells Fargo and Banc of America to Reimburse Customers More Than $3 Million and Pay $2.15 Million in Fines for Unsuitable Sales of Bank Loan Mutual Funds Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
1
2019
CFPB Seeking Comments on Possible Remittance Rule Revisions K&L Gates
Nov
20
2020
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Arbitration of Employment Disputes Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
12
2021
SEC Chair’s Remarks Suggest Crypto is the “Wild West,” Signaling Future Enforcement and Desire for Enhanced Regulatory Authority Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
23
2022
White House Announces Intent to Nominate Two Republicans to FDIC Board Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jan
3
2024
DOJ Issues New Guidelines on National Security Exception for SEC Required Disclosure of Material Cybersecurity Incidents Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
26
2024
Court Affirms Modification of Trust That Relied on Extrinsic Evidence and Contradicted Express Trust Terms Winstead
Feb
16
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Comforts Appointed Board Members of Municipal Issuers on Valentine's Day Mintz
Sep
3
2016
The CFPB Outlines Its Proposals for the First-Ever Rules that would Implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
20
2017
Arizona Passes Groundbreaking Blockchain and Smart Contract Law – State Blockchain Laws on the Rise Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
16
2023
The European Banking Authority’s Guidelines on Resolvability Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Oct
25
2023
Navigating the AI Frontier: Legal and Operational Insights Into Generative AI Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
29
2024
UK Signs Hague 2019: New Clarity For Enforcement Of Choice Of Court Clauses In Finance Documents Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
11
2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - November 11, 2013 Mintz
Dec
15
2015
Need for Speed: FAST Act Impacts Securities Laws Faegre Drinker
Apr
25
2016
Delaware Chancery Court Confirms MLP’s Right to Contractually Eliminate Fiduciary Duties, Including Duty of Disclosure Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
24
2020
SEC Sends Warning about Coronavirus-Related Securities Fraud and Insider Trading Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
May
27
2021
CROOK Act Reintroduced in Congress Stands to Combat International Corruption Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jan
9
2023
Preparing for the Annual Reporting Season: Non-gaap Measures K&L Gates
May
5
2015
Settlement with Large Firm Audit Partner Reaffirms SEC’s Emphasis on Related Party Disclosures Faegre Drinker
Nov
17
2017
First NBC Bank: Implications of Material Loss Review Jones Walker LLP
 

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