Dodd-Frank

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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:

  1. Promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system;
  2. End "too big to fail";
  3. Protect US taxpayers by ending bailouts; and
  4. Protect consumers from abusive financial services practices.


See also


Other links

Know your onions – US financial reform, Martin O'Donovan, ACT 2010

The Dodd-Frank Act, Will Spinney, ACT 2010

Summary of the Dodd-Frank Act: Swaps and Derivatives, Practical Law