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Banking

Decline of the Glass–Steagall Act

The Glass–Steagall Act was a part of the 1933 Banking Act. It placed restrictions on activities that commercial banks and investment banks (or other securities firms) could do. It effectively separated those activities, so the two types of business could not mix, in order to protect consumer's money from speculative use. The Banking Act of 1935 clarified and otherwise amended Glass–Steag

Banking

Glass–Steagall in post-financial crisis reform debate

There have been several efforts or appeals in the United States to reinstate repealed sections of the Glass–Steagall Act following the 2008 financial crisis, as well as elsewhere to adopt similar financial reforms.

Banking

Glass–Steagall legislation

The Glass–Steagall legislation describes four provisions of the United States Banking Act of 1933 separating commercial and investment banking.