Barney Frank, architect of Dodd-Frank financial reform, dies at 86
Barney Frank, a former U.S. Congressman known as the co-author of the landmark Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in response to the 2007-2009 economic crisis, has died at age 86. The legislation significantly reshaped financial regulations by introducing consumer protections and regulating derivatives markets.
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