This guide is meant to help you find laws and information on capital markets. Using the navigation links in the left margin, you can learn how to find the following types of information:
Title 12: Banks & Banking
Title 13: Business & Credit Assistance
Title 16: Commercial Practices
Title 17: Commodity and Security Exchanges
Title 31: Money and Finance: Treasury
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In addition to using the Bloomberg Law, Westlaw, and Lexis's Securities Mosaic research platforms, there are many other databases for corporate, and finance-related data. For links and descriptions, please see:
Several of these databases are highlighted below.
Nearly 80% of the rulemaking provisions of Dodd-Frank assign responsbilities to four agencies: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), currently under the Treasury Department.
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Law, Explanation and Analysis (2010)(online)
Recommended for an overview of the law, with explanations on particular legislation and potential regulation. This eBook provides easily searchable legislative history information, including committee reports.
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