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Banking, finance and securities laws regulate financial transactions involving consumers, banks, merchants and investors.
GetLegal.com’s Finance Law Center provides general information for those in need of legal assistance.
Banking law, governed federally and by states, regulates the operation of bank accounts and the relationship between customers and banks.
In a secured transaction, one party offers collateral to a creditor as security in the event of non-payment. Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code governs security interests in personal property.
Securities law both attempts to ensure that investors have the information they need when deciding to purchase publicly offered securities and prevents deceit, fraud and misrepresentation in the sale of securities.
A negotiable instrument is an unconditioned writing that promises or orders the payment of a fixed amount of money. Drafts and notes are two such instruments.
Last updated: Sept. 29, 2008
