The Dodd–Frank Act: An Overview

Douglas Evanoff and William F. Moeller

Chapter 1 in Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act:Purpose, Critique, Implementation Status and Policy Issues, 2014, pp 3-30 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: As financial regulation evolved over the past 80 years, it became common to introduce new legislation with the claim that “this is the most significant regulatory reform since the Great Depression and the Banking Act of 1933.” On July 21, 2010, following the 2008–2009 financial crisis, President Barack Obama signed into law the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (hereafter Dodd–Frank). In the view of many in the industry, Dodd–Frank became the new standard against which all future reforms should be compared. The stated goals of the act were to provide financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to put an end to the too-big-to-fail (TBTF) problem, to regulate the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets, and to prevent future financial crises. The act has far-reaching implications for industry stability and how financial services firms will conduct business in the future…

Keywords: Dodd-Frank; Financial Regulation; Macroprudential Regulation; Systemic Risk; Volcker Rule; Resolution Authority; Consumer Protection; Central Clearinghouses (CCPs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G01 G18 N2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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