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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Commodities Futures Trading Commission

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and... more +
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and includes broad reforms related to many aspects of the financial and banking industry. Notable sections of the Act include stricter regulations of the derivatives market, as well as the Volcker Rule, which restricts the trading practices of FDIC-insured institutions.    less -
Quinn Emanuel

The White Collar Appeal: Seventh Circuit Holds Spoofing is Fraud

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“Spoofing,” or the practice of submitting buy or sell orders to trading platforms with the intent to withdraw them prior to execution, is considered fraud under the Seventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Smith, issued...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

US District Courts are Split on Whether the Commodity Exchange Act Preempts State Gaming Laws with Respect to Sports Event...

Derivatives exchange and prediction market KalshiEX LLC (Kalshi) was handed a litigation setback in defending its sports event contract offerings in federal court against claims brought by the State of Maryland. The District...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Precious Metals Fraud Case Invites Challenges to CFTC's Antifraud Authority

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On July 21, 2025, in Commodity Futures Trading Commission et al. v. TMTE Inc et al., a Texas district court denied summary judgment to both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and two individual defendants in a...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Staff Issues Relief Intended to Reduce Burdens of Swap Data Notification Requirements

Staff from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight issued No-Action Relief Letter 25-25 on July 31, 2025 to help ease compliance burdens placed on reporting counterparties in meeting the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

CFTC issues no-action letter regarding CME’s listing of event contracts

On July 22, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued a no-action letter (CFTC Letter No. 25-23) granting targeted regulatory relief to the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Issues No-Action Relief for SEFs on Order Book Obligations

In a marked departure from its position since 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued No-Action Letter 25-24 on July 30, 2025 (Letter 25-24), stating that it will not recommend enforcement action against...more

Patomak Global Partners

CFTC Eases SDR Error Notification Requirements With New No-Action Relief

Reporting counterparties must correct any error in their SDR reporting “as soon as technologically practicable” and, “[i]n all cases, […] within seven business days” after its discovery. If they fail to do so, they must...more

Mayer Brown

Everyone’s Human: CFTC Rationalizes Swap Error Reporting

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On July 31, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued no-action relief for certain swap reporting counterparties that fail to submit a swap data error correction notification (“NAL 25-25”). This relief...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The CLARITY Act, Treasury Companies, and the (Digital) Commodity Pool

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On July 17, 2025, the House of Representatives passed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (the CLARITY Act). This pivotal legislation introduces a comprehensive regulatory framework for the digital asset sector and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – May 2025 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Snell & Wilmer

Event Contracts Versus Sportsbooks: Charting the Legal Divide in U.S. Gambling Law

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Peer‑to‑peer sports event contracts have surged in popularity. Kalshi, a U.S.-based prediction market, reported that its sports event contracts yielded $249 million through the first two rounds of the NCAA Basketball...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Shifting Signals, April 2025 - Relief for Swap Dealer Pre-Trade Disclosures

On April 4, 2025, the staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Market Participants Division ("MPD") issued compliance relief for registered swap dealers ("SDs") from the requirement to provide the so-called...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – February 2025 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: A Possible Roadmap to What's Ahead for the CFTC Under New Leadership

On January 20, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") unanimously elected Commissioner Caroline D. Pham as acting chairman. The Administration has not yet identified who will be nominated for the position of...more

Paul Hastings LLP

CFTC’s High-Profile Crypto Cases Lead to Massive Recoveries but Far Fewer Enforcement Actions

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The CFTC Division of Enforcement recently released its 2024 results, trumpeting its focus on large crypto matters that generated big headlines and even bigger recoveries, but resulted in a significant decline in total...more

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Rewarding Whistleblowers Will Only be Effective as Part of a Wider Package of Reforms

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Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Director Nick Ephgrave has consistently touted the benefits of offering financial rewards to whistleblowers. With the FCA also considering its position on financial incentivisation, and a supportive...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Ethics on the Line: Hotlines in Canada vs. the US; the Impact of the Whistleblower Act on Corporate Culture

We’ve talked before about how speak-up culture is on the rise; 6,000 more anonymous hotline reports were filed in 2023 than 2022, according to the respondent of Mitratech’s 2024 State of Ethics Reporting Hotlines....more

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CFPB Warns Employee NDAs, Confidentiality Agreements May Violate Whistleblower Laws

On July 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance putting financial regulators and employers on notice that requiring employees to sign broad confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements that...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFPB Tries to Stretch Section 1057 of the CFPA to Reach Nondisclosure Agreements

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This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued Circular 2024-04 warning financial institutions about the potential illegality of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) that could deter whistleblowing....more

BCLP

CFTC’s Consent Order with Trafigura Trading: When Inaction Becomes Action

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On June 17, 2024, the CFTC filed a consent order against Trafigura Trading LLC, requiring the company to pay a $55 million civil monetary penalty and implement remedial measures. The CFTC’s order details three violations of...more

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UK’s View Across The Pond At U.S. Whistleblower Program Success – Time To Incentivize Tipsters?

Several recent developments may spark a renewed effort to incentivize United Kingdom (UK)-based whistleblowers who frequently provide tips to U.S.-based agencies, such as the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). The...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Decade-Long Death of Footnote 195

Sometimes a small footnote (which technically is not even a part of the official Federal rule) may have an outsize impact on the rule itself. In 2013, subsequent to the enactment of the Dodd Frank Act of 2010, the Commodity...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - April 2024

Editor's Note The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...more

ASKramer Law

Weather & Climate Risk Management Part III: Regulation of Weather Risk Management Products

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Are there differences in the way in which derivatives and insurance contracts are regulated? Yes. Weather derivatives and insurance contracts are subject to totally different regulatory regimes. Derivatives are subject to the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

DOJ to Develop New Whistleblower Program to Augment Existing Federal Whistleblower Programs

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Last week Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will soon begin a pilot program to reward whistleblowers who alert prosecutors to significant corporate misconduct. The goal of...more

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