Dodd-Frank

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.

Reference:

(Sample citation: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203, § 929-Z, 124 Stat. 1376, 1871 (2010) (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 78o) [Bluebook R. 12.4].)

Dodd-Frank replacement unveiled

In an ambitious plan to undo the US Dodd-Frank financial reform law, the head of the US House of Representatives banking panel has released a second draft of a replacement act.

... Republicans including President Trump believe Dodd-Frank, which has not been fully enacted, is unduly burdensome on banks and businesses, and restricts lending.

The Treasurer magazine, May 2017, p8

See also

• Consumer protection
• Developments in corporate and market regulation: implications for the treasurer
• EMIR
• FATCA
• Financial CHOICE Act
• Financial Services Committee
• Financial Stability Oversight Council
• Glass-Steagall Act
• Independent Commission on Banking
• Know-your-customer
• Living will
• MiFID
• Ring fence
• Swap execution facility
• Too Big To Fail
• Vickers Report
• Volcker Rule

Other resource

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