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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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Date	Title	Organization
7 Dec	“No Safe Level Of PFAS” – The Next Litigation Soundbite	CMBG3 Law
6 Dec	The CFPB Study Shines Spotlight on Banking Fees as a Presage to Greater Regulatory Scrutiny of Consumer Banking Fees	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
6 Dec	FERC Issues 2021 Enforcement Report	K&L Gates
6 Dec	Google’s Union Campaign Strategy Documents Not Privileged, NLRB Administrative Law Judge	Proskauer Rose LLP
6 Dec	NYC Mandates COVID-19 Vaccinations for All Private-Sector Employees Effective Dec. 27	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
6 Dec	Broker-Dealer Settles FINRA Charges for Form U4 Disclosure Failures	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
6 Dec	Second Circuit Puts Final Nail in the Solicited Fax Rule Coffin	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
6 Dec	ARRC Recommends Replacement Benchmarks for Certain 1-Week and 2-Month USD LIBOR Contracts	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
6 Dec	A Refresher on the California Family Rights Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
6 Dec	Treasury Details Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
6 Dec	SEC Approves PCAOB Rule Governing Determinations Under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act	Miller Canfield
6 Dec	FRB Governor Randal Quarles Offers Parting Thoughts	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
6 Dec	TSA Announces New Security Directives for Rail Sector	Hunton Andrews Kurth
6 Dec	Jury Awards Millions to Boston Detective in Glass Ceiling Discrimination Case	Bachman Law
6 Dec	Transatlantic Trade \| US and Europe – Week of November 29, 2021	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
6 Dec	House of Representatives Looks into SPACs, Focused on Protecting Investors	Proskauer Rose LLP
6 Dec	Use-based Trademark Challenges at USPTO Become Effective December 18, 2021	Finnegan
6 Dec	EU Parliament and Council of the EU Reach Agreement on Data Governance Act	Hunton Andrews Kurth
6 Dec	Is Compliance With California's Female Quota Law Voluntary?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
5 Dec	Financial Technology Provider Data Privacy Settlement Granted Preliminary Court Approval	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP