Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. : Issues and Summary.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks and banking.

Consumer protection.

Insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews issues related to financial regulation, and provides brief descriptions of major provisions of P.L. 111-203, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which provides for expansive financial regulation. Includes provisions related to systemic risk, Federal reserve emergency authority and Congressional oversight, resolution regime for failing firms, securitization and shadow banking, consolidation of bank supervision, consumer financial protection, mortgage standards, derivatives, credit rating agencies, investor protections, hedge funds, executive compensation and corporate governance, insurance, and miscellaneous other issues.

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.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

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