The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is a quasi independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street crash of 1929. Its primary purpo
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr, the inaugural chairman of the SEC
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly referred to as the Dodd-Frank Act, is a United States federal law enacted on July 21, 2010, as the primary legislative response
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President Barack Obama meeting with Rep. Barney Frank, Sen. Dick Durbin, and Sen. Chris Dodd, at the White House prior to a financial regulatory reform announcement on June 17, 2009
Ben Bernanke (lower-right), Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on February 10, 2009
President Barack Obama addresses reporters about the economy and the need for financial reform in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on February 25, 2009.