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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698729803321

Titolo

Financial regulation [[electronic resource] ] : a framework for crafting and assessing proposals to modernize the outdated U.S. financial regulatory system : report to congressional addressees

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009]

Descrizione fisica

iii, 100 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Financial crises - United States

Financial institutions - United States - Management

Financial institutions - Law and legislation - United States

Financial institutions - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 11, 2009).

"January 2009."

"GAO-09-216."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

To help policymakers better understand existing problems with the financial regulatory system and craft and evaluate reform proposals, this report (1) describes the origins of the current financial regulatory system, (2) describes various market developments and changes that have created challenges for the current system, and (3) presents an evaluation framework that can be used by Congress and others to shape potential regulatory reform efforts.