Download PDF Matthew Kluchenek† I. Introduction Among all the U.S. regulators interested in regulating Bitcoin and virtual currencies, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is determined to be at the forefront. Since the announcement by CFTC … [Read more...] about Bitcoin and Virtual Currencies: Welcome to Your Regulator
Financial Regulation
It Ain’t Broke: The Case For Continued SEC Regulation of P2P Lending
Download PDF Benjamin Lo† Introductory Note In 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission made waves by deciding to regulate the nascent peer-to-peer lending industry. Only two lending platforms survived the SEC’s entry into a previously lightly-regulated market. Under … [Read more...] about It Ain’t Broke: The Case For Continued SEC Regulation of P2P Lending
Memorandum to the Compliance Counsel, United States Department of Justice
Download PDF Jonathan J. Rusch† Introductory Note Since 1977, with the enactment of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the United States Department of Justice has played a leading role with the Securities and Exchange Commission in applying the Act’s anti-bribery, books … [Read more...] about Memorandum to the Compliance Counsel, United States Department of Justice
Can Voluntary Price Disclosures Fix the Payday Lending Market?
Download PDF Jim Hawkins† I. Introduction Eric J. Chang’s provocative article, www.PayDayLoans.gov: A Solution for Restoring Price-Competition to Short-Term Credit Loans, offers a simple, market-based solution to the fundamental problem in payday lending … [Read more...] about Can Voluntary Price Disclosures Fix the Payday Lending Market?
The Role of Section 20(b) in Securities Litigation
Download PDF William D. Roth* I. Introduction In May 2014, Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair, Mary Jo White, announced that the SEC would pursue actions under Section 20(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which broadly prohibits violating … [Read more...] about The Role of Section 20(b) in Securities Litigation