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Dodd-Frank Act
This wide-ranging legislation was signed by President Obama in 2010
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Fed Credit Programs
The Fed introduced various credit programs to deal with the 2007-09 financial crisis.
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Great Recession and its Aftermath
The deep, protracted downturn in 2007-09 was followed by an unusually slow recovery
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Subprime Mortgage Crisis
The 2007-10 crisis stemmed in part from an expansion of mortgages to high-risk borrowers
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Support for Specific Institutions
The failures of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers and the bailout of AIG occurred in 2008
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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
The 1999 Act promoted financial integration by repealing parts of the Glass-Steagall Act while giving the Fed new supervisory powers
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Near Failure of LTCM
A group of banks and brokerage firms prevented the collapse of this hedge fund in 1998
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Riegle-Neal Act
The 1994 law removed many of the restrictions on bank branching across state lines
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FDICIA
The 1991 Act was intended to address problems in the banking and thrift industries
