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FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM: A NEW FOUNDATION

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It is time to restore responsibility and accountability to our financial system and provide Americans with the confidence that there is a system in place that works for and protects them – not just the banks and other financial institutions. As we begin to come out of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, we must modernize our financial system to make sure that the irresponsible behaviors and practices that contributed to this crisis are no longer tolerated.

Get the facts on the Administrations regulatory reform plan and why it is so important for American families, businesses, and our economy.

 

READ THE ADMINISTRATION’S WHITE PAPER REPORT ON FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM:
Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation

 

READ THE ADMINISTRATION’S FACT SHEETS ON FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM:
FACT SHEET on Strengthening Consumer Protection
FACT SHEET on Strengthening Investor Protection
FACT SHEET on Say-On-Pay
FACT SHEET on New Independence for Compensation Committees
FACT SHEET on Credit Rating Agency Reform
FACT SHEET on Systemic Risk

READ THE ADMINISTRATION’S DETAILED LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE THAT WAS SENT TO CAPITOL HILL:
Title I - Financial Services Oversight Council pdf icon
Title II - Tier 1 Financial Holding Companies pdf
Title III – Improvements to Supervision and Regulation of Federal Depository Institutions pdf
Title IV – Registration of Advisers to Private Funds pdf icon
Title V – Office of National Insurance pdf icon
Title VI - Bank Holding Company Act amendments and other banking law amendments pdf
Title VII - Improvements to Regulation of Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets pdf
Title VIII – Settlement Supervision pdf
Title IX – Additional Improvements to Financial Markets Regulation Subtitle A and B pdf icon
Title IX – Additional Improvements to Financial Markets Regulation Subtitle C pdf icon
Title IX – Additional Improvements to Financial Markets Regulation Subtitle D pdf icon
Title IX - Additional Improvements to Financial Markets Regulation Subtitle E pdf
Title X – Consumer Financial Protection pdf
Title XI – Improvements to the Federal Trade Commission Act pdfTitle XII – Enhanced Resolution Authority pdf
Title XIII - Amendment to Federal Reserve Act section 13(3) pdf


Last Updated: October 27, 2009

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Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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Geithner, Summers Op-Ed: A New Financial Foundation
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RECENT NEWS

October 28, 2009
AFP: US financial sector will pay for failures: bill
Financial companies with more than 10 billion dollars in assets will have to pay for rivals' failures or rescues, under draft legislation which has been released by the US Treasury and lawmakers.

October 28, 2009
Reuters: Congressional Panel Backs New Rules For Hedge Funds
U.S. regulators would be able to peer into the secretive world of hedge funds and private equity funds under a bill passed by a key congressional committee on Tuesday.

October 28, 2009
Reuters: Obama Financial Reforms Advance In Congress
The Obama administration made gains on Tuesday in its push for U.S. financial reform, unveiling a landmark bill to tackle systemic risk in the economy and winning congressional committee approval for a measure to expose hedge funds to more government scrutiny.