Congressional Overhaul of the Derivatives Market in the United States
By: Edward G. Eisert, Charles R. Mills, Anthony R.G. Nolan, Lawrence B. Patent, Gordon F. Peery
On July 15, 2010, the U.S. Senate passed by a 60-39 vote the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), following earlier passage of the legislation by a 237 to 192 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 30, 2010. On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed Dodd-Frank into law.
To view the complete alert online, click here.
This client alert is part of a series of alerts focused on monitoring financial regulatory reform. Below is a list of other alerts in the series:
Dodd-Frank Act Includes Immediate Change to “Accredited Investor”
Definition for Natural Persons - July 21, 2010
A New Era: Depository Institutions and Their Holding Companies Face a Deluge of Regulatory Changes - July 20, 2010
HVCC's Sunset and Other Appraisal Reforms on the Horizon - July 19, 2010
The Resolution of Systemically Important Nonbank Financial Companies… Will It Work? - July 16, 2010
Loan Servicing Déjà Vu - July 14, 2010
Financial Regulatory Reform Increases Federal Involvement in Insurance - July 13, 2010
Preemption for National Banks and Federal Thrifts After Dodd-Frank: Answers to the Ten Most Asked Questions - July 9, 2010
Increased Regulation of U.S. and Non-U.S. Private Fund Advisers Under the Dodd-Frank Act - July 9, 2010
Hope You Like Plain Vanilla! Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (Title XIV) - July 8, 2010
Consumer Financial Services Industry, Meet Your New Regulator - July 7, 2010
New Executive Compensation and Governance Requirements in Financial Reform Legislation - July 7, 2010
Financial Regulatory Reform - The Next Chapter: Unprecedented Rulemaking and Congressional Activity - July 7, 2010
Investor Protection Provisions of Dodd-Frank - July 1, 2010
Senate Financial Reform Bill Would Dramatically Step Up Regulation of U.S. and Non-U.S. Private Fund Advisers - June 8, 2010
Approaching the Home Stretch: Senate Passes “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010” - June 8, 2010
