A thorough primer on current U.S. financial regulation: which agencies are responsible for which institutions and markets, and what kinds of authority they have.
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
[11.6.09]
Systemic Risk and the Federal Reserve
CRS analysis of the Federal Reserve's current, and proposed, regulatory authority to monitor "systemic risks."
[9.24.09]
UPDATE- Financial Regulatory Reform: Analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) as Proposed by the Obama Administration and H.R. 3126
Report updates July 17 version; it provides a brief summary of the President’s CFPA Act and delineates some of the substantive differences between it and H.R. 3126, as introduced.
[7.24.09]
Financial Regulatory Reform: Analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) as Proposed by the Obama Administration and H.R. 3126
This report provides a brief summary of the President’s CFPA Act and delineates some of the substantive differences between it and H.R. 3126, as introduced.
[5.4.09]
Insolvency of Systemically Significant Companies: Bankruptcy vs. Conservatorship/Receivership
Congressional Research Service: Report on Tresury Secretary Geithner's proposal to impose a conservatorship/receivership regime for "systemically significant" insolvent financial institutions, including a brief analysis of some important differences between the FDIC's conservatorship/receivership authority and that of the Bankruptcy Code
[4.3.09]
The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications
CRS: Report on the global financial crisis, including implications and responses
[3.16.09]
Ongoing Government Assistance for American International Group (AIG)
CRS summary of government assistance for AIG
[3.9.09]
The Financial Crisis: Impact on and Response by the European Union
CRS summary of how the EU has been impacted by the global financial crisis and its response
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