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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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Sep
17
2018
CFPB Announces New Members of Advisory Groups Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul
23
2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - July 22, 2013 Mintz
Mar
11
2024
Laying Down the Law: SEC Sanctions UK Broker/Dealer and Four U.S. Representatives Norris McLaughlin P.A.
May
1
2017
Financial Regulatory Reform in Spotlight as Financial Regulators Fill in Trump Administration
Sep
13
2019
FINRA Issues Call for Candidates in Upcoming Small Firm Advisory Committee Election Katten
Oct
6
2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on NAV and Hybrid Credit Facilities Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
2
2022
SEC Commissioner Signals Need to Fulfill Mandate of Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Develop “Minimum Standards” for Lawyers Practicing Before the Commission Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Feb
28
2013
Highlights from United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) Speaks 2013 Vedder Price
Sep
10
2016
Financial Conduct Authority Launches New Website on MiFID II Market Data Processing Katten
Jan
13
2017
EU Plans Changes in Investor Dispute Settlement Mechanism Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
4
2021
Federal Jury Concludes Cryptocurrency Products NOT Securities Mintz
Apr
5
2023
The Last Remaining FX Defendant Prevails at Trial Mintz
Aug
7
2012
E-2 Visas for Israelis Coming Soon Mintz
Nov
3
2023
FTC Amends Safeguards Rule, Requires Non-Banks to Report Data Security Breaches Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
25
2015
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Investigates Washington-based Regional Center Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
1
2016
Brexit: An Overview of the General Legal and Policy Principles Which Would Apply Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
4
2023
CFPB Files Amicus Brief in TILA Suit, Impacts How Banks Collect on HELOCs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
30
2018
Professional firms – in the fee firing line again Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
29
2019
Act on Financial Support for Audio Visual Production Published in the Journal of Laws K&L Gates
Feb
1
2018
The Unique Quandaries Faced in Recovering International Cryptocurrency Frauds Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Sep
19
2018
Judge Preska Dismisses With Prejudice The New York Attorney General’s Dodd-Frank Claim In The RD Legal Funding Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
28
2022
When Does Cryptocurrency Mining Create a Taxable Event? IRS Does Not Clarify Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
11
2024
CFPB Sued by Industry Over Credit Card Late Fee Rule Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
18
2015
Banking Committee Set to Mark-Up Legislative Package of Financial Regulatory Reform
Sep
17
2019
Applicable Federal Rates and Code Section 7520 Rate for September 2019 – Downward Trend Continues Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
4
2022
Insider Trading or Wire Fraud: A Closer Look at the Charges Facing a Former OpenSea Employee and What We Can Learn From It Mintz
Mar
2
2013
One-Day Prohibition Imposed on Short Selling of Four Italian Shares by United Kingdom (UK) Katten
Sep
13
2016
Ninth Circuit Permits SEC to Assert Standalone Claim for False Sarbanes-Oxley Certification, Confirms Disgorgement Remedy Against CEO and CFO Despite Lack of Personal Involvement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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