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All United States Financial and Securities Statutes and Rules

American federal statutes and rules on securities, banking and consumer credit: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank and the Volcker Rule, Regulation NMS, and the credit laws on reporting, lending disclosure and financial privacy. A regulation belongs here when its cited article describes a financial or securities law or rule of the United States. It excludes European and international standards.

All United States Financial and Securities Statutes and Rules
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Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: 31 U.S. Code Section 5311 - Declaration of purpose
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law SchoolHas Member: Bank Secrecy Act, Section 5311, paragraph (2), purpose of the subchapter
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prevent the laundering of money and the financing of terrorism through the establishment by financial institutions of reasonably designed risk-based programs to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism
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Dodd-Frank Act (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Introduction, sentence 1
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly referred to as the Dodd-Frank Act, is a United States federal law enacted on July 21, 2010, as the primary legislative response to the 2007-2008 financial crisis-the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
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Fair Credit Reporting Act (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Member: Fair Credit Reporting Act, Introduction, sentence 1
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The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is federal legislation enacted to promote the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of consumer information contained in the files of consumer reporting agencies.
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Regulation NMS (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Member: Regulation NMS, Introduction, sentence 1
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Regulation National Market System (or Reg NMS) is a 2005 US financial regulation promulgated and described by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as "a series of initiatives designed to modernize and strengthen the National Market System for equity securities".
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Introduction, sentence 1
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is a United States federal law that mandates certain practices in financial record keeping and reporting for corporations.
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Truth in Lending Act (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Member: Truth in Lending Act, Introduction, sentence 1
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The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) of 1968 is a United States federal law designed to promote the informed use of consumer credit, by requiring disclosures about its terms and cost to standardize the manner in which costs associated with borrowing are calculated and disclosed.
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Volcker Rule (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Member: Volcker Rule, Introduction, sentences 1-2
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The Volcker Rule is section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. § 1851). The rule was originally proposed by American economist and former United States Federal Reserve chair Paul Volcker in 2010 to restrict United States banks from making certain kinds of speculative investments that do not benefit their customers.
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Introduction, sentence 1
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The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (also called the Exchange Act, '34 Act, or 1934 Act) (Pub. L. 73-291, 48 Stat. 881, enacted June 6, 1934, codified at 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq.) is a law governing the secondary trading of securities (stocks, bonds, and debentures) in the United States of America.
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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Introduction, sentence 2
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It repealed part of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, removing barriers in the market among banking companies, securities companies, and insurance companies that prohibited any one institution from acting as any combination of an investment bank, a commercial bank, and an insurance company.
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