General Economic Policy Unit

Financial Services and Financial Regulatory Reform

17 June 2009 Obama Envisions Sweeping Reform of Financial Regulation   President Obama proposes a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. financial regulatory system, an overhaul designed to address the structural weaknesses revealed by the recent financial crisis and to prevent similar crises in the future.

 • President Obama's Remarks on 21st-Century Financial Regulatory Reform
 • U.S. Treasury Department White Paper (PDF)
 • Financial Regulatory Reform, A New Foundation: Executive Summary (PDF)
 • Additional Treasury Resources Including a Range of Fact Sheets

Resources & Fact Sheets

The following material is presented as Adobe PDF documents.

• Supervision of financial firms
• Strengthening core markets
• Consumer protection
• Giving the government tools to manage failing financial institutions
• Improving international regulatory standards
• Credit Rating Agencies
• Hedge Fund Registration
• Executive Compensation ("Say on Pay")

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