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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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Aug
31
2017
District Court Sanctions CFPB for Discovery Misconduct; Dismisses Five Defendants from Lawsuit Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
4
2018
SEC Charges Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser with Violations of the Safeguards Rule and Identity Theft Red Flags Rule Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
4
2019
Federal Court’s Approval of Settlement in Litigation Over Expenses Charged to Brokers Offers Guidance on Settlement of Parallel Class Actions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
31
2020
California’s DBO Updates its COVID-19 Guidance for Financial Institutions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
23
2020
Under Massachusetts Obsolete Mortgage Statute, Mortgage Payable “On Demand” is Enforceable for 35 Years Pierce Atwood LLP
Nov
9
2023
CFPB Publishes New Report on State Community Reinvestment Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
13
2024
SEC Adopts Comprehensive Package of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules; Scope 3 Emission Metrics Excluded Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
17
2013
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Approves Off-Balance Sheet Supplemental Schedule Katten
May
13
2016
FinCEN Issues Final Rules for Customer Due Diligence Requirements Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
May
30
2019
Final IRS Regulations Sync Section 956 with TCJA Participation Exemption – Limits “Deemed Dividends” for U.S. Corporate Shareholders of CFCs Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
22
2020
SEC Proposes Rule Amendments Designed to Expand Access to Private Investment Opportunities Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
13
2022
FDIC Requires Reporting of Crypto-Related Activities Katten
May
22
2017
Banking Committee to Vote on Treasury Nominations as Regulators Focused on FinTech, Fiduciary Rule
Jan
20
2021
Wrap Fee Programs Under Continued Scrutiny and Use of Investment Advisory Product Committees Faegre Drinker
Feb
14
2022
Transfers from EEA Controller to EEA Processor: Controller (EEA) Processor (EEA) → Employee of Processor (non-EEA) Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
13
2023
Pennsylvania District Court Grants Employer Summary Judgment on Whistleblower Retaliation Claims Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
1
2015
UCITS, CCP Risks, Forex Manipulation; Pre-trade Communications, NFA Forex Dealer Members Capital - Bridging the Weeks May 18 - June 1, 2015 [VIDEO] Katten
Jan
22
2016
SEC Settles With Adviser That Allegedly Overcharged Management Fees and Misled Investors Katten
Dec
6
2017
CFPB Acting Director Institutes Suspension of Data Collection, Reveals Plans to Bring in More Political Appointees, and Announces Review of Pending Enforcement Matters Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
13
2019
A Look Back at Key Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations Issues in 2018 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
22
2021
Court Rules "Thoughtful," "Disciplined," and "Dynamic" Are But Short Blasts Of Wind Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
30
2023
Treasury Issues New Proposed Guidance on Domestic Content Requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act – Updated Qualification Analysis and (Still) Lingering Questions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
13
2024
New EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Mitigating Risk and Maximizing Business Opportunities Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
12
2013
SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) Charges Money Market Fund Adviser and Portfolio Manager with Violations of the Federal Securities Laws Vedder Price
Sep
15
2015
Small Business Lending Fund Rates Poised to Jump ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
2
2017
CFPB publishes annual CARD Act, HOEPA, QM adjustments Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
18
2018
SEC says Bitcoin and Ether are not Securities Faegre Drinker
Oct
8
2019
Digging into the SEC’s Final RIA Guidance – And Why It Repeatedly Uses the Term “Best Interest” Faegre Drinker
 

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