Barney Frank’s Legacy of Financial Reform
Former Democratic Congressman Barney Frank, a pivotal figure in shaping U.S. financial regulation, died at 86. As the lead architect of the Dodd-Frank Act, he left an indelible mark on post-2008 financial reform, embodying a bygone era of legislative craftsmanship and political intensity.
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