The Case Against Dodd-Frank: How the “Consumer Protection” Law Endangers Americans

INVITATION The Case Against Dodd-Frank How the “Consumer Protection” Law Endangers Americans Featuring Keynote Remarks by The Honorable Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) Chairman, House Financial Services Committee Hosted by The Honorable Jim DeMint President, The Heritage Foundation Followed by a Discussion with Contributing Authors Diane Katz Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy, The Heritage Foundation Paul H. Kupiec Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute Thaya Brook Knight Associate Director of Finanancial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute David R. Burton Senior Fellow in Economic Policy, The Heritage Foundation Norbert J. Michel Research Fellow in Financial Regulations, The Heritage Foundation   The Case Against Dodd–Frank: How the “Consumer Protection” Law Endangers Americans grew from a shared concern among the contributing authors about the direction that financial regulation in this country has taken since the 2007–2009 financial crisis due to the regulations of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Rather than dealing with the causes of the crisis, Dodd-Frank exacerbated and compounded the economy’s existing ills. The resulting financial regulatory framework has restrained the economy’s recovery, introduced even more moral hazard, and expanded the number of firms that are too big to fail. The contributors to this volume have used their knowledge of the financial sectors covered by Dodd-Frank to explain problems the act creates, and to propose solutions to them. The contributors have combined their work to paint a more comprehensive picture of this deeply flawed law, and – lest the reader despair – offer proposals for improving the way the financial markets are regulated.  ___________________________________________________ Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Auditorium RSVP online | or call (202) 675-1752 Terms and conditions of attendance are posted at www.heritage.org/Events/terms All events may be viewed live at heritage.org News media inquiries, call (202) 675-1761 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE | Washington, DC 20002 | (202) 546-4400 You are subscribed to Heritage Foundation e-mails as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to change your e-mail preferences, please click here to update your subscription.

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