Public Law 111-203

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United States federal statute financial regulation law

Public Law 111-203 is the formal designation of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a major 2010 U.S. financial regulatory reform law enacted in response to the 2008 financial crisis.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → financial regulation law →
amended	Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 → Commodity Exchange Act → Federal Deposit Insurance Act → U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 → surface form: "Securities Exchange Act of 1934" Truth in Lending Act →
appliesTo	financial institutions operating in the United States →
codifiedIn	Title 12 of the United States Code → Title 15 of the United States Code →
containsProvision	Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act → surface form: "Volcker Rule"
country	United States of America →
createdAgency	Consumer Financial Protection Bureau → Federal Insurance Office → Financial Stability Oversight Council → Office of Financial Research →
enactedBy	111th United States Congress →
hasEffect	expanded federal oversight of consumer financial products → increased transparency in derivatives markets → strengthened regulation of large, interconnected financial firms →
hasPurpose	to end the notion of too big to fail → to improve accountability and transparency in the financial system → to promote the financial stability of the United States → to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices →
jurisdiction	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
legislativeBody	United States Congress →
namedAfter	Barney Frank → Christopher Dodd → surface form: "Christopher J. Dodd"
officialName	Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act →
publicLawNumber	111-203 →
regulates	over-the-counter derivatives → swaps markets → systemically important financial institutions →
responseTo	2007–2008 financial crisis → 2008 United States housing and financial crisis → surface form: "Great Recession"
shortName	Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act → surface form: "Dodd–Frank" Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act → surface form: "Dodd–Frank Act"
signedBy	Barack Obama →
signingDate	2010-07-21 →
sponsorChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
statutesAtLargeCitation	124 Stat. 1376 →
subjectMatter	bank regulation → consumer financial protection → securities regulation → systemic risk oversight →
titleCount	16 →
yearOfEnactment	2010 →

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Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act → publicLawNumber → Public Law 111-203 →