Financial Regulatory Reform and the 111th Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks and banking.

Consumer protection.

Credit bureaus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (21 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews current issues related to financial regulation, since fiscal crisis that started in Sept. 2008. Provides brief descriptions of comprehensive reform bills in the 111th Congress that address these issues. Discusses systemic risk, Federal Reserve authority, resolution regime for failing firms, securitization and shadow banking, consolidation of bank supervision, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, derivatives, credit rating agencies, investor protection, hedge funds, executive compensation, and insurance.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). 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 and the 111th Congress

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