Doddfrank imposes heavy regulations on ownerfinance sales. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act brings comprehensive reform to the regulation of swaps. Frank act and the new architecture of global finance, which i coedited. The law overhauled financial regulation in the aftermath of the great recession, and it made changes affecting all federal financial regulatory agencies and almost every part of the nations financial services industry. Using the url or doi link below will ensure access to this page indefinitely. This act may be cited as the doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act.
The official purpose of the law is to promote the financial stability of the united states by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end too big to fail, to protect the american taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect. Changes to the regulation of derivatives and their impact on agribusiness by gerald plato bibliogov. And i was amazed that they would do so in such a short period of time and with such a level of comprehension and clarity as to the issues to consider and evaluate. Provides a specific framework for promoting uniform riskmanagement standards for. Major wall street reform bills include the federal reserve act of 19, the glasssteagall act of 1933, the. Doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act, in regulating wall street. Restoring american financial stability act of 2010 summary pdf. On the positive side, doddfrank aimed to reduce systemic risk.
Doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act introduction on july 21, 2010, president obama signed the doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act into law doddfrank or the act. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act was signed into law on july 21, 2010, by president barack obama. Title ix, anlegerschutz investor protections and improvements to the regulation of. Based on these comparisons, regulating wall street gives the dodd frank act the tentative grade of a gentlemens b.
Senators want to roll back bank regulations on the 10year anniversary of. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act, enacted on july 21, 2010 doddfrank, established a whistleblower program that requires the commission to pay an award, under regulations prescribed by. The doddfrank act and the new architecture of global finance wiley finance editions viral v. Doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act. The new architecture of global finance discusses the impact these news laws will have on the u. Regulations to be issued by the consumer financial protection bureau congressional research service 1 introduction the doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act p. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act is a law that regulates the financial markets and protects consumers. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act, commonly known as doddfrank, was passed in 2010 in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act, 12 u. The doddfrank act, also known as the doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act, was enacted in 2010. Wall street is the home of the countrys two largest stock exchanges, and wall street is a metonym for the american financial sector. Exchange act of 1934 to implement section 1502 of the doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act. The doddfrank act and the new architecture of global finance, viral v. Rulemaking requirements and authorities in the doddfrank act congressional research service 1 introduction the doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act p.
The new architecture of global finance, an impressive group of the stern. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act strengthened the feds power over financial firms. The dodd frank wall street reform and consumer protection act1. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act is a united states federal law that was enacted on july 21, 2010. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act enhances the secs enforcement mechanisms, and adds a number of requirements on nrsros that are immediately effective i. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act doddfrank act created the bureau of consumer financial protection also known as the consumer financial protection bureau, or cfpb to regulate the offering and provision of financial products or. The doddfrank act matthew richardson matthew richardson is the charles e. Authority to require supervision and regulation of certain nonbank finan. Title vii of the doddfrank act, to be known as the wall street transparency and accountability act of 2010, will impose a comprehensive and farreaching regulatory regime on derivatives and market participants. Legal definition of doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act. Wall street reform or financial reform refers to reform of the financial industry and the regulation of the financial industry in the united states. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act doddfrank act was signed into law by president obama on july 21, 2010. In july 2010, congress passed and president obama signed into law the doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act the most comprehensive set of reforms to our financial system.
Securities and exchange commission 17 cfr parts 240. This act may be cited as the dodd frank wall street reform and consumer protection act. The council will have the ability to require nonbank financial companies that pose a risk to the financial stability of the united states to submit to supervision by the federal reserve. The new architecture of global finance, an impressive group of the stern school s top authorities on finance combine their expertise in capital markets, risk management, banking, and derivatives to assess the strengths and weaknesses of new regulations in response to the recent global financial crisis. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act commonly referred to as doddfrank is a united states federal law that was enacted on july 21, 2010. The stated purpose of the law is to create a sound economic foundation to grow jobs, protect consumers, rein in wall street, end bailouts, end too big too fail corporations, and prevent another financial crisis. The sec has adopted amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions. The fed is also responsible for the annual stress test of major banks. Congress passed the act in response to the near collapse of the united states financial system in 2008.
Doddfrank considers the impact both on financial safety and on efficiency. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act. An act to promote the financial stability of the united states by improving accountability. Simon professor of applied economics in the finance department at the leonard n.
Experts from nyu stern school of business analyze new financial regulations and what they mean for the economy the nyu stern school of business is one of the top business schools in the world thanks to the leading academics, researchers, and provocative thinkers who call it home. It increased regulation of the financial industry with the intent of better protecting customers of the financial industry. In the prologue of regulating wall street, the editors, hardly known as progressives, remind financiers how useful strong regulations were in the past. One hundred eleventh congress of the united states of america. Doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection. On july 21, 2011, the transfer date established by section 311 of the doddfrank act, the. It was a direct response to the financial crisis of 2008 and the resulting government bailouts administered by the federal reserve under the troubled asset relief program. This publication is a compilation of the text of public law 111203. The proposed rules would require any issuer for which conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by that issuer to disclose in the body of its. The act placed substantial regulations on the entire financial industry, including the mortgage lending sector. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act the bill would provide for the establishment of a financial stability oversight council the council comprised of the heads of the financial regulatory agencies. If any become too big to fail, it can be turned over to the federal reserve for supervision.
Reviews a fascinating, lively, and thoroughly readable guide to the doddfrank act that pierces the cloud of confusion that hangs over so much of the financial reform debate. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act is a massive piece of financial reform legislation passed during the obama administration in 2010 as a response to the financial crisis of 2008. The obamaera law aimed to prevent another financial meltdown. Reckless wall street behavior was considered a main cause of the financial meltdown, and the act sought to regulate and oversee practices of banks and other. The doddfrank act and the new architecture of global finance, faculty at the nyu stern school of business and the nyu school of law provided a detailed analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of doddfrank. We would be better off if the powers on wall street would remember. I especially draw on the work in the volume of my co. Doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act public law 111203 as amended through p. Nyu stern white paper nyu stern school of business. It is a law that is named after sponsors christopher dodd and barney frank. Umsetzung des doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection act durch. These products, which have not previously been regulated in the united. The doddfrank wall street reform and consumer protection. Regulating wall street presents a wide range of new research supporting stronger regulations than doddfrank recommends, such as.