What Is The Dodd-Frank Bill?

Patrick Curtis

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The Dodd-Frank Regulatory Reform Bill is a bill in the United States which was passed after the 2008 financial crisis which aims to increase restrictions and government control over the financial sector, to prevent another crisis and to improve financial stability.

This has resulted in many tight restrictions over investment banking,tradingin particular. The Dodd-Frank legislation allows the Federal Reserve to monitor and regulate insurance companies, banks,investment banksand other financial institutions.

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Patrick Curtisis a member ofWSO Editorial Boardwhich helps ensure the accuracy of content across top articles on Wall Street Oasis. He has experience in investment banking at Rothschild and private equity at Tailwind Capital along with an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. He is also the founder and current CEO of Wall Street Oasis This content was originally created by memberWallStreetOasis.comand has evolved with the help of our mentors.

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