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This section provides links to vital information on the current financial crisis. It serves as a central repository of primary source material (e.g., legislation, regulations and agency issuances) and analytical content (e.g., white papers, journal articles and CCH explanations), arranged chronologically by issuing body. Spanning multiple subjects, regulators and practice areas, this list of resources is designed to help attorneys track and understand the multitude of regulatory responses.

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Analytical Resources
Congress
Congressional Oversight Panel
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Crimes Enforcement Network
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Trade Commission
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Government Accountability Office
Interagency Statements
New York Attorney General
Office of the Comptroller of Currency
Office of Special Inspector General for TARP
Office of Thrift Supervision
President's Working Group
Securities and Exchange Commission
Treasury Department
White House

Analytical Resources

CCH Explanations

Journal Articles

White Papers

Congress

Laws

Legislative Materials

  • House Deliberation of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Dec. 11, 2009, ¶75-212 (IntelliConnect, IRN, ip access user)
  • House Deliberation of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Dec. 10, 2009, ¶75-211 (IntelliConnect, IRN, ip access user)
  • House Deliberation of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Dec. 9, 2009, ¶75-210 (IntelliConnect, IRN, ip access user)
  • Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 as Introduced, July 8, 2009, ¶ 75-208 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Obama Administration Releases Financial Regulatory Reform Proposal, June 17, 2009, ¶75-201 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Treasury Department Fact Sheet—Requiring Strong Supervision and Appropriate Regulation of All Financial Firms, June 17, 2009, ¶75-202 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Treasury Department Fact Sheet—Strengthening Regulation of Core Markets and Market Infrastructure, June 17, 2009, ¶75-203 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Treasury Department Fact Sheet—Strengthening Consumer Protection, June 17, 2009, ¶75-204 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Treasury Department Fact Sheet—Providing The Government With Tools to Effectively Manage Failing Institutions, June 17, 2009, ¶75-205 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Treasury Department Fact Sheet—Improving International Regulatory Standards and Cooperation, June 17, 2009, ¶75-206 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Opening Statement of Timothy Geithner—Senate Banking Committee Hearing on "The Administration's Proposal to Modernize the Financial Regulatory System,” June 18, 2009, 75-207 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Public Law 111-24: Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 or the Credit CARD Act of 2009, May 22, 2009, ¶ 75-166 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • S. Rept. 111-16: Amending the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to Ban Abusive Credit Practices, Enhance Consumer Disclosures, Protect Underage Consumers, and for Other Purposes., May 4, 2009, ¶ 75-165 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • H. Rept. 111-88: Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, April 27, 2009, ¶ 75-164 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, April 24, 2009, ¶ 75-162 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • House Report on the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2009, March 19, 2009, ¶ 75-163 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Congress Issues AIG Restructuring Report, March 2, 2009, ¶ 95-797 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Dodd Statement on Executive Compensation Amendment in H.R. 1-the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Feb. 12, 2009, ¶ 75-159 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Excerpt of Conference Report to Section 7001 of H.R. 1—the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Feb. 12, 2009, ¶ 75-158 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Report Provides Valuation Analysis of TARP Transactions, Jan. 27, 2009, ¶ 95-779 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Section-by-Section Analysis of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Oct. 3, 2008, ¶ 75-155 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Summary of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Oct. 3, 2008, ¶ 75-154 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • House of Representatives Floor Debate of H.R. 1424—Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Oct. 3, 2008, ¶ 75-153 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Senate Floor Debate of H.R. 1424—Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Oct. 1, 2008, ¶ 75-152 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • House of Representatives Floor Debate of H.R. 3997—Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Sept. 29, 2008, ¶ 75-151 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Detailed Summary of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, July 30, 2008, ¶ 75-157 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Summary of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, July 30, 2008, ¶ 75-156 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • TARP Financial Valuation Study Released, Feb. 6, 2009, ¶ 95-742 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • SIGTARP Makes Initial Report to Congress, Feb. 6, 2009, ¶ 95-738 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 (S. 61), Jan. 6, 2009, ¶ 81,393 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Text of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Public Law 110-343, Oct. 3, 2008, Oct. 3, 2008, ¶ 75-114 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Text of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Public Law 110-289, July 30, 2008, July 30, 2008, ¶ 75-113 (IRN) (ip access user)

Congressional Oversight Panel

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Agency Issuances

Federal Crimes Enforcement Network

Agency Issuances

  • Guidance Provided on Filing SARs Regarding Loan Modification/Foreclosure Rescue Scams, April 6, 2009 ¶ 95-861 (IRN) (ip access user)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Agency Issuances

Regulations

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Agency Issuances

Regulations

Federal Reserve Board

Agency Issuances

Regulations

Federal Trade Commission

Agency Issuances

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

Government Accountability Office

Interagency Statements

New York Attorney General

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Agency Issuances

Regulations

Office of the Inspector General for TARP

Agency Issuances

Office of Thrift Supervision

Agency Issuances

Regulations

President’s Working Group

  • President's Working Group announces initiatives to strengthen OTC derivatives oversight and infrastructure, Nov. 14, 2008, ¶ 95-554 (IRN) (ip access user)

Securities and Exchange Commission

Releases

  • Bank Charged with Misleading Investors, Release No. 33-9107 (February 4, 2010), ¶96-627 (IntelliConnect, IRN, ip access user)
  • Bank of America Agrees to Pay $150 Million to Settle Charges, Litigation Release No. 21407 (February 4, 2010), ¶96-626 (IntelliConnect, IRN, ip access user )
  • Bank of America Allegedly Failed to Disclose Merrill Lynch Losses, Litigation Release No. 21371 (January 11, 2010), ¶96-577 (IntelliConnect, IRN, ip access user)
  • Proxy Disclosure Enhancements, Release No. 33-9089 (December 16, 2009), ¶88,827 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Credit Ratings Disclosure, Release No. 33-9070 (October 7, 2009), ¶88,706 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Disclosure of Certain Money Market Fund Portfolio Holdings, Release No. IC-28903 (September 18, 2009), ¶88,693 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Extension of Temporary Exemptions for Eligible Credit Default Swaps to Facilitate Operation of Central Counterparties to Clear and Settle Credit Default Swaps, Release No. 34-60628 (September 14, 2009), ¶88,691 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Amendments to Regulation SHO, Release No. 34-60509 (August 17, 2009), ¶88,673 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Bank of America Settles Charges Regarding Merrill Lynch Bonuses, August 3, 2009, ¶ 96-243 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Amendments to Regulation SHO, Release No. 34-60388 (July 27, 2009), ¶88,662 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Money Market Fund Reform, Release No. IC-28807 (June 30, 2009), ¶88,645 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • SEC Proposes Rules to Implement Legislative Say-on-Pay Mandate, Release No. 34-60218 (July 8, 2009), ¶ 96-183 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Former Countrywide Executive Charged with Fraud, Litigation Release Number 21068 (June 4, 2009), ¶ 95-983 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Amendments to Regulation SHO, Release No. 34-59746 (April 10, 2009), ¶ 88,601 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Order Granting Temporary Exemptions Under the Exchange Act in Connection With Request of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. Related to Central Clearing of Credit Default Swaps (March 13, 2009), ¶ 88,456 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Order Granting Temporary Exemptions Under the Exchange Act in Connection With Request on Behalf of ICE US Trust LLC Related to Central Clearing of Credit Default Swaps, Release No. 34-59527 (March 6, 2009), ¶ 88,455 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Financial Planner Charged With TARP Fraud, Litigation Release No. 20873 (Jan. 28, 2009), ¶ 95-734 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Temporary Exemptions for Eligible Credit Default Swaps to Facilitate Operation of Central Counterparties to Clear and Settle Credit Default Swaps, Release No. 33-8999 (Jan. 14, 2009), ¶ 88,426 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Indexed Annuities and Certain Other Insurance Contracts, Release No. 33-8996 (Jan. 8, 2009), ¶ 88,426 (IRN) (ip access user)  
  • Order Granting Temporary Exemptions under the Exchange Act in Connection with Request for LIFFE Administration and Management and LCH.Clearnet Ltd. Related to Central Clearing of Credit Default Swaps, Release No. 34-59164 (Dec. 24, 2008), ¶ 88,420 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Order Pursuant Granting Temporary Exemptions from Exchange Act Sections 5 and 6 for Broker-Dealers and Exchanges Effecting Transactions in Credit Default Swaps, Release No. 34-59165 (Dec. 24, 2008), ¶ 88,421 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Temporary Exemption for Liquidation of Certain Money Market Funds, Release No. IC-28487 (Nov. 20, 2008), ¶ 88,410 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Disclosure of Short Sales and Short Positions by Institutional Investment Managers, Release No. 34-58785 (Oct. 15, 2008), ¶ 88,298 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Amendments to Regulation SHO: Options Market Maker Rule, Release No. 34-58775 (Oct. 14, 2008), ¶ 88,296 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • "Naked" Short Selling Anti-Fraud Rule, Release No. 34-58774 (Oct. 14, 2008), at ¶ 88,295 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Amendments to Regulation SHO: Temporary Closeout Rule, Release No. 34-58773 (Oct. 14, 2008), ¶ 88,297 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Short Sales of Securities of Certain Financial Institutions, Release No. 34-58611 (Sept. 21, 2008), ¶ 88,278 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Short Sales of Securities of Certain Financial Institutions, Release No. 34-57592 (Sept. 18, 2008), ¶ 88,277 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Emergency Order Concerning Institutional Investment Manager Disclosure on Form SH (technical amendments), Release No. 34-57591A (Sept. 21, 2008), ¶ 88,279 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Emergency Order Concerning Institutional Investment Manager Disclosure on Form SH, Release No. 34-57591 (Sept. 18, 2008), ¶ 88,276 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Emergency Order Concerning Issuer Repurchases, Release No. 34-58588 (Sept. 17, 2008), ¶ 88,275 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Emergency Order Concerning Short Sales, Release No. 34-58572 (Sept. 17, 2008), ¶ 88,274 (IRN) (ip access user)
  • Memorandum of Understanding Between the SEC and the Federal Reserve Board on Coordination and Information Sharing, July 7, 2008, ¶ 36-596 (IRN) (ip access user)

Rules, Regulations, and Forms

Staff Guidance and No-Action Letters

Studies and Reports

  • SEC Report and Recommendations Pursuant to Section 133 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: Study on Mark-To-Market Accounting (December 30, 2008) ¶ 88,422 (IRN) (ip access user)

Treasury Department

Agency Issuances