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Revision as of 05:54, 4 October 2013
US.
Abbreviation for the Dodd-Frank Act.
In full, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
The main aims of Dodd-Frank are to:
- Promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system;
- End "too big to fail";
- Protect US taxpayers by ending bailouts; and
- Protect consumers from abusive financial services practices.
See also
Other links
Know your onions – US financial reform, Martin O'Donovan, ACT 2010