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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act

July 28th, 2010 SEC Chairman Schapiro Announces Open Process for Regulatory Reform Rulemaking

Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary L. Schapiro today announced that the agency is making it easier for the public to provide comments as the agency sets out to make rules required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

July 23rd, 2010 President Obama Signs Financial Reform Bill Into Law: Further Reading

President Obama has signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law this week. 

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July 22nd, 2010 Background on the President's Bill Signing Ceremony Today

Ronald Reagan Building 

Today, the President will deliver remarks and sign the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act at the Ronald Reagan Building. The President will be joined by a wide array of nearly 400 individuals who were instrumental in passing this historic legislation, including consumer advocates, business leaders, state and local officials, members of Congress, and Americans who will be impacted by reform.

July 21st, 2010 Dodd Statement: President Signs Wall Street Reform

Today, Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) issued the following statement after the President signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

“At last, we have brought real change to the way Wall Street does business,” said Dodd.

July 21st, 2010 President Obama Signs Financial Reform Bill Into Law

Breaking news from the Associated Press:

"Obama signs sweeping financial overhaul into law" http://bit.ly/bSxE6U

 

July 18th, 2010 Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Remarks on Passage of the “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act”

In March of 2008, as the fires of this financial crisis were just starting to burn, then-Senator Obama traveled to New York and outlined a vision for Wall Street reform – reform to prevent those fires from burning again.

He called for a restoration of responsibility, for a more stable banking system with stronger protections for American families and businesses.

July 16th, 2010 Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Remarks on Passage of the “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act”

In March of 2008, as the fires of this financial crisis were just starting to burn, then-Senator Obama traveled to New York and outlined a vision for Wall Street reform – reform to prevent those fires from burning again.

He called for a restoration of responsibility, for a more stable banking system with stronger protections for American families and businesses.

July 12th, 2010 Dodd Statement on Bipartisan Support for the Wall Street Reform Bill

Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) made the following statement on the announced support for the Wall Street reform bill by Senators Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, and Scott Brown.

June 30th, 2010 Dodd Praises House Passage of Wall Street Reform

Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) issued the following statement following House passage of the House-Senate Conference on the bill to bring accountability to Wall Street.

The bill ends too big to fail bailouts, creates a new consumer financial protection watchdog, sets up an early warning system to protect our economy from future threats, and brings transparency and accountability to exotic instruments such as derivatives.

June 29th, 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act: Into the Hands of the CFTC and the Regulators

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