BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which act was signed into law in 2010 to protect American taxpayers from “Too Big To Fail” bailouts and to protect consumers from abusive financial service practice?
A
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
B
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act
C
Model Audit Act
D
Government Accountability Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the fall of 2008, a financial crisis of a scale and severity not seen in generations left millions of Americans unemployed and resulted in trillions in lost wealth. Our broken financial regulatory system was a principal cause of that crisis.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) enhanced the CFTC’s regulatory authority to oversee the more than $400 trillion swaps market.

Detailed explanation-3: -The CFPB was created under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The purpose of the CFPB is to promote fairness and transparency for mortgages, credit cards, and other consumer financial products and services.

Detailed explanation-4: -Background: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act contains numerous provisions which affect the governance of issuers. For example: Section 951 requires advisory votes of shareholders about executive compensation and golden parachutes.

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