Consumer Law

Here's The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act

By Brian Wolfman

As we previously reported, the Wall Street Reform legislation has emerged from the House-Senate conference committee. The conference report -- that is, the legislation that the two houses will now be asked to okay -- is 2315 pages. It's called the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act after Sen. Chris Dodd and Rep. Barney Frank, who spearheaded the legislation. (They are pictured to the right with President Obama.)

Here is every last word of the bill. If you don't have time for every page right now, just check out this handy comprehensive 10-page summary.  Go here to read the legislation title by title. Title X is the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, which establishes the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the brainchild of Prof. Elizabeth Warren (pictured below).

Full post as published by CL&P Blog on June 27, 2010 (boomark / email).