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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 Corporate Law, Securities/SEC, & Financial Institution Law News

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May 5 2014	Washington District Court Denies Distressed Funds the Right to Vote on Bankruptcy Plan	Katten
May 5 2014	Manhattan Magistrate Judge Recommends Court Apply Computer Exemption to Systems Support Analyst	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 5 2014	Does Brewing Beer Positively Impact Society And The Environment?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May 5 2014	Ten Key Take-Aways From the White House Big Data Report	Covington & Burling LLP
May 2 2014	Broker-Dealer Regulatory Developments	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May 2 2014	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues Statement on the Effect of the Recent US Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule	Katten
May 2 2014	Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) Proposes Amendment to Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rule Which Will Permit Creditors to Cure Inadvertent QM Violations Through Refunding Excess Points and Fees	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May 2 2014	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Clarifies Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirements	Armstrong Teasdale
May 2 2014	Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Provides Relief Regarding Package Transactions	Katten
May 2 2014	The Sixth Circuit Broadens Telecommuting as a Reasonable Accommodation For Disabled Employees	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
May 2 2014	District Court Sustains Attachment and Garnishment Writs Under Equitable Powers	Katten
May 2 2014	Employer Email Policies on Chopping Block as General Counsel Seeks to Overrule Register Guard and Board Calls for Amicus Briefs	Proskauer Rose LLP
May 2 2014	United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Shows No Sign of Slowing Trend in Denials of L-1B Petitions	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 2 2014	Businesses, Take Note of New Breach Notification Duty	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
May 2 2014	Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Extends Relief From Oral Communication Recording Requirement	Katten
May 2 2014	Fiduciary Duty for Broker-Dealers and Agents	Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
May 2 2014	PTO Litigation Center Report – May 2, 2014	Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
May 2 2014	Can Your Employees Use Your Company's E-Mail System to Solicit Support for a Union? The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is Going to Weigh In…	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May 2 2014	Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Hosts Executive Order 13665 and Presidential Memorandum “Listening Session”	Proskauer Rose LLP
May 2 2014	Takeaways From Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 49 in Singapore	Katten
May 1 2014	Illinois Clarifies Treatment of Corporate Income Refunds in the Calculation of Retaliatory Tax	McDermott Will & Emery
May 1 2014	Rainbow International Seeks Restoration Of Exclusive Use Of Its Marks	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May 1 2014	2014 Resolutions Series: Direct or Consequential? It Matters. Biotronik AG Reminds Us to Take Limitation of Liability Clauses Seriously	Mintz
May 1 2014	Russian Against Time: New Sanctions and Lowered Expectations as Ukraine Crisis Continues	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May 1 2014	New G-7 Sanctions Against Russia	McDermott Will & Emery
May 1 2014	California Governor Brown Renews Drought Declaration And Orders Contract Provisions Voided	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr 30 2014	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues Statement on Conflict Minerals Rule	McDermott Will & Emery
Apr 30 2014	Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Availability of Business Judgment Rule in Controlling Stockholder Mergers	Hunton Andrews Kurth

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