Financial Regulatory Reform : Analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) as Proposed by the Obama Administration and H.R. 3126.

Summarizes Obama Administration financial regulatory reform efforts. Examines the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, to establish a new executive agency, to protect consumers of financial products and services. Outlines the similar H.R. 3126, as introduced, also titled the Consumer Fi...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Consumer protection. Finance > Law and legislation. Government productivity. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Summarizes Obama Administration financial regulatory reform efforts. Examines the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, to establish a new executive agency, to protect consumers of financial products and services. Outlines the similar H.R. 3126, as introduced, also titled the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009; and reviews differences between the two proposals. Analyzes likely effectiveness of Consumer Financial Protection Agency, considers policy implications of proposal, and addresses additional questions that the Act does not fully answer.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.