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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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Jun
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2020
Major Changes Coming To PPP With Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act Bracewell LLP
Oct
5
2020
SEC Amends Shareholder Proposal Eligibility Rules Mintz
Mar
10
2021
Changes to Public Procurement in The United Kingdom Post Brexit McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
16
2021
SEC Increases Financial Thresholds for Qualified Clients Winstead
Dec
22
2021
SEC Committee Recommends Firms Improve Form CRS Disclosures Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jan
17
2023
SEC Sues Law Firm for Refusing to Disclose List of Clients Affected by Cyberattack Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
8
2024
The CFPB Finalizes Credit Card Late Fee Rulemaking Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
10
2011
New Developments for Foreign Special Purpose Companies and Round-Trip Investment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
13
2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: February 4-8, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
14
2013
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Issues New Risk Management Guidance For Third Party Relationships Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
18
2015
Martin Shkreli, Criminal Forfeiture, and Wu-Tang Clan: Securities Fraud Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Dec
20
2016
Trump Transition: What Lies Ahead For Tax, Health Care, Environment And Financial Services Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
13
2017
CFPB Sues Nation’s Largest Debt-Settlement Services Provider Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
5
2018
OIG Report Chronicles Recent Attempts To Construct FBI Headquarters Through Public-Private Partnership, Highlights Proposed Use of Federal Capital Revolving Fund Covington & Burling LLP
May
5
2015
Settlement with Large Firm Audit Partner Reaffirms SEC’s Emphasis on Related Party Disclosures Faegre Drinker
Aug
29
2016
EB-5 Securities Law Roundtable Offers Technical Language Resource to Lawmakers Mintz
Aug
3
2017
The Ball is in the SEC’s Court: What Health Care Borrowers Can Do While Waiting on Changes to Rule 15c2-12 Foley & Lardner LLP
May
16
2018
Finally some compliance respite for UK pension plans! Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
8
2022
Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Former Theranos President and COO, Found Guilty on All Twelve Fraud Counts in High-Profile Trial ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
16
2024
SEC Approves Exchange Listing Applications for Spot Bitcoin ETPs Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
20
2016
Wisconsin Broker-Dealers Will Owe Fiduciary Duties for Retirement Investment Advice Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
24
2018
The Fiduciary Rule: Mistaken Beliefs (#3): Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #78 Faegre Drinker
May
3
2019
CFPB Releases Redesigned HMDA Research and Data Page Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
13
2022
Court Held That A Beneficiary’s Claims Against The Estate Of The Trustee Was Not Barred By Limitations Winstead
Aug
28
2023
Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … A Quick Primer on What to Include in the Regular Rate of Pay Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
3
2023
2024 Employee Benefit Plan Limits Announced by IRS Nelson Mullins
Apr
19
2021
How A Panic In Manhattan Caused A Bank Failure In Manhattan Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
1
2021
SEC Staff Reaffirms Guidance for Conducting Shareholder Meetings during Pandemic Vedder Price
 

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