Financial Regulatory Reform and the 111th Congress (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised June 1, 2010 |
| Report Number |
R40975 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Shorter, Gary W.;Murphy, Edward Vincent;Miller, Rena S.;Labonte, Marc;Carpenter, David Hatcher;Webel, Baird |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The financial regulatory reform being considered in the 111th Congress is the continuation of a policy debate beginning before the September 2008 financial panic. For example, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson issued a blueprint for financial reform in March 2008. In September 2008, after this blueprint was issued but before congressional action, the financial system suffered severe distress as Lehman Brothers and AIG failed. This accelerated the review of financial regulation and refocused some of the policy debate on areas that experienced the most distress. [â¦] One issue in financial reform is the potential reorganization of the financial system regulatory architecture. Currently, the United States has many regulators, some with overlapping jurisdictions, but many believe there are gaps in the oversight of some issues. This structure evolved largely in reaction to past financial crises, with new agencies and rules created to address the perceived causes of the particular financial problems at that time. One option would be to consolidate agencies that appear to have similar missions. [â¦] This report reviews issues related to financial regulation. It provides brief descriptions of the two main comprehensive reform bills in the 111th Congress that address these issues. This report will be updated to reflect congressional activity in financial regulatory reform.
