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Banks & Banking Law The law of Banking generally applies to domestic and international providers and consumers of debt financing including, on the lending side, domestic and foreign banks, bank holding companies, leasing companies, finance companies and other financial institutions and, on the borrowing side, corporate, government, institutional, individual and financial intermediary borrowers. It covers topics such as incorporation of banks; all manner of corporate and private lending, financing and refinancing; cross-border and international banking transactions; financial leasing; loans; electronic banking and all matters of a regulatory and corporate governance nature. In Canada, the federal government has the exclusive constitutional power to legislate with respect to banks. CanadaThe Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) Provides information, research, advocacy, education and operational support services primarily to the chartered banks of Canada. Also helps promote an understanding of the banking industry to the Canadian public, all levels of governments, international bodies, interest groups and the media. Contains links to federally regulated banks and trust companies; provincial securities commissions and other regulatory agencies; and banking on the World Wide Web. Contains OSFI Annual Reports since 1995, various discussion papers and guidelines. Canadian Internet Law Resource Page : Banking Contains the text of articles, government reports, and publications dealing with Canadian banking law, including the Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce. Links to organizations are also provided.
This site contains recent general publications, guidelines, discussion papers, research papers, conference papers and proceedings. Federal Government White Papers on Banking An list of the Library of Parliament Information and Documentation Branch's collection of white paperson banking. United StatesBanking Law (The Cornell Legal Information Institute) U.S. banks and bank accounts are regulated by both state and federal statutory law. Bank accounts may be established by national and state chartered banks and savings associations. All are regulated by the law under which they were established. This site provides an overview of banking law with links to the U.S. federal statutes and selected state statutes. Provides links to the payment and banking systems, economic research and data, the Fed's monetary policy and related websites. Directory of Recommended Banking & Commercial Law Firms Contains an Attorney Resources section that allows access to current state and federal law online. Also connects legal professionals to a comprehensive directory of information on legal products and services available on the Internet. Provides a number of online international, national and local law review journals & legal publications. Warning: a number of links to the journals do not work. International and ComparativeThe World Bank GroupThis site deals with five organizations of the World Bank: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Information on the current activities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and related topics is also provided. The Bank for International Settlements Contains information about the BIS: extracts from statutes, conventions and protocols concerning the Bank for International Settlements as well as press releases, and texts of selected BIS publications. The European Union's long-term lending institution has launched a website containing economic reports, ex-post evaluations, technical studies, country fact sheets and projects financed by the EIB. A joint project of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, this database allows you to view/download laws and compare laws by topic using 35 topics derived from the Basel Committee Core Principles of Effective Banking and Supervision. This site includes a searchable database of IMF publications, most of which are in fulltext. Search EnginesCentral Banks on the World Wide Web A comprehensive directory of central banks around the world. Provides fulltext speeches and articles. Includes useful links to other sites. Internet DirectoriesFindLaw : Legal Subjects : Banking Law Provides a comprehensive list of resources, forums and web sites pertaining to banking law. Provides links to treaties, United Nations, and international bank sites relevant to banking law. Links to laws and governments of other countries, including Canada, Ecuador, Germany, Japan, and Thailand. Also provides links to U.S. banking laws and regulations, court decisions, Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and selected commentary. Focuses on the laws governing credit on the international and national levels. Includes links to treaties such as the Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes, Geneva Convention on the Uniformity of the Law Relating to Bills of Exchange, UNIDROIT Convention on International Factoring; European Union links; national links to the credit laws of Canada, Germany and the United States, including U.S. statutues and regulations, agencies, court decisions relating to mortgage, commentary, publications, and associations involved with credit law. Also provides introductions to a variety of credit law. |
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