Financial Regulatory Reform : Analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) as Proposed by the Obama Administration and H.R. 3126.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer protection.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Government productivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes Obama Administration financial regulatory reform efforts. Examines the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, to establish a new executive agency, to protect consumers of financial products and services. Outlines the similar H.R. 3126, as introduced, also titled the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009; and reviews differences between the two proposals. Analyzes likely effectiveness of Consumer Financial Protection Agency, considers policy implications of proposal, and addresses additional questions that the Act does not fully answer.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Financial Regulatory Reform

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