The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a massive piece of financial reform legislationthat was passed in 2010, during the Obama administrati… See more

Here are some of the law’s key provisions and how they work: 1. Financial Stability: Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Orderly Liquidation … See more

When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, he pledged to repeal Dodd-Frank. Siding with critics, the U.S. Congress passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and … See more

Proponents of Dodd-Frank believed that the law would prevent the economy from experiencing a crisis like that of 2007–2008 and protect consumers from many of the abuses tha… See more

The Dodd-Frank Act, enacted in 2010, was a direct response to the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and the ensuing government bailouts under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (T… See more