On the Record: Dodd–Frank: Toward Greater Financial System Stability - Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2011 - FRB Dallas

Robert D. (Bob) Hankins is an executive vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, responsible for the Eleventh District’s banking supervisory activities. In July 2010, Congress approved the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in response to the global financial crisis. At almost 2,000 pages, the act spells out new laws and regulations whose ramifications for financial institutions are broad and complex. In this interview, Hankins fields questions about the act and its implications.

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