WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Barney Frank today released an analysis of the provisions in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which address the issue of financial institutions which were thought to be “too big to fail.” The research was conducted at Mr. Frank’s request by the minority staff of the House Financial Services Committee.
The paper is presented in response to assertions that the Wall Street reform law perpetuates “too big to fail” and taxpayer bailouts of large financial institutions. It describes how in fact the law provides for the orderly dissolution of failing institutions in order to protect the broader economy. By explaining how the law creates a process for dissolving failing firms, the analysis provides the framework for an informed discussion of this topic.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
‘Project by project’ reporting is vital, Financial Times
Monday, June 11, 2012
Dodd-Frank leaves its mark, Financial Times
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Brooksley Born Joins House Dems in Opposing CFTC Budget Cuts, American Banker
Friday, June 8, 2012
Democrats Ask CFPB to Look Into Student Debit Cards, American Banker
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Fed Votes to Raise Capital Requirements, Implement Basel III, American Banker
Thursday, June 7, 2012
House Republicans Seek Cuts in Dodd-Frank Agencies, Bloomberg
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The High Cost of 'Too Big to Behave' Bank, American Banker
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
US Republicans seeks funding curbs for market regulators, Reuters
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Dodd: We Told You, American Banker
Friday, June 1, 2012
Dodd-Frank's Say on Pay Rules Pose Triple Threat to Directors, American Banker
Friday, June 1, 2012
Frustrated US investors find their voice, Financial Times
Monday, May 28, 2012
Dodd-Frank Fulfills a Century-Old Vision for Regulation, American Banker
Thursday, May 24, 2012
CFPB Proposal Would Expand Reg E Protections for Prepaid Cards, American Banker
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Are Small Banks Big Banks' Pawns in Assault on Dodd-Frank? American Banker
Friday, May 11, 2012
Carving Up Big Banks Won't Work, Any Way You Slice It, American Banker
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Consumer Bureau Targets Payday Loans, Wall Street Journal
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Appointment Clears the Way for Consumer Agency to Act, New York Times
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Don’t Give Up on the Sensible Ideas of the Dodd-Frank Act, Bloomberg
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Wall Street Meets Reality, New York Times
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Congress shouldn't alter whistleblower plan: SEC, Market Watch
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011
US banks defer 60% of executive bonuses, Financial Times
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Moody’s Downgrades Credit Ratings of Three Large Banks, New York Times
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Does Too Big to Fail Still Exist?, American Banker
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
UBS Scandal Is a Reminder About Why Dodd-Frank Came to Be, New York Times
Monday, September 19, 2011
Dodd-Frank: One hedge against rogue traders, CNN Money
Friday, September 16, 2011
GOP stalls confirmation of consumer agency nominee, L.A. Times
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Op-Ed: The Senate refuses to consider Obama nominees, Washington Post
Friday, September 2, 2011
Banks Declare Peace with Consumer Bureau Over Regulating Nonbanks, American Banker
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Op-Ed: Arthur Levitt Jr., Don’t Gut the S.E.C., New York Times
Sunday, August 7, 2011
S.E.C. Needs More Clout, Not Less, New York Times
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Two takes on SEC restructuring: Modernization or evisceration, Washington Post
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Moody's Junkies, If everyone hates the credit rating agencies, why won't anyone enforce the Dodd-Frank provision to dethrone them?, Slate
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Editorial: A year of Dodd-Frank, Financial Times
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Opinion, Barney Frank: We are on course to stop a new financial crisis, Financial Times
Friday, July 22, 2011
Barney Frank, Financial Overhaul's Defender in Chief, New York Times
Wednesday July 20, 2011
Banking Run Amok Is Less Likely a Year After Dodd-Frank, Bloomberg
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Frank: Financial Reform -- Gift That Keeps Getting Rejected
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Op-Ed: This is no time to weaken new financial industry regulations, Detroit Free Press
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Editorial: Nearly a Year After Dodd-Frank, New York Times
Monday, June 13, 2011
Bureau drafts new forms to make adjustable-rate mortgages’ true costs clearer, Washington Post
Friday, May 20, 2011
New CFPB Mortgage Disclosures Win Praise for Content and Process, American Banker
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Mortgage-loan forms to get overhaul - Consumer agency seeks comments on proposed disclosure forms, Market Watch
Thursday, May 19, 2011
SEC seeks to limit credit-rater conflicts - Proposals want to block revolving door and ratings shopping, Market Watch
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Shareholders get their say, Boston Globe
Friday, May 13, 2011
The Republicans' fight against consumer protection, Washington Post
Wednesdsay, May 11, 2011
Response to Volatility in Silver Takes Hold, New York Times
Saturday, May 8, 2011
Editorial: Party Like It’s 2013, New York Times
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Firms Feel 'Say on Pay' Effect, Wall Street Journal
Monday, May 2, 2011
Springtime for Banker, New York Times
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Sewers, Swaps and Bachus, New York Times
Friday, April 22, 2011
Dodd-Frank Would Have Rescued Lehman Creditors, FDIC Says, Bloomberg
Monday, April 18, 2011
Banks eye boring's bottom line, Politico
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Frank Responds to the Federal Reserve’s Extension of Quantitative Easing
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Frank Critical of Prosecuting Firms for Misdeeds of Smaller Companies Acquired at Federal Urging
Monday, October 22, 2012
Barney Frank Applauds CFPB Action to Protect Stay-At-Home Spouses
Friday, October 19, 2012
Barney Frank Releases Staff Analysis of How the Wall Street Reform Law Addresses "Too Big to Fail"
Monday, October 15, 2012
Barney Frank Statement on Enforcement Action by Consumer Bureau Against Unlawful Practices by Am-Ex Subsidiaries
Monday, October 01, 2012
Barney Frank’s Statement on Federal Reserve Action to Accelerate Economic Recovery
Thursday, September 13, 2012