Question

In an attempt to regulate home mortgage lending after the mortgage crisis of 2007, which of the following acts created an independent oversight agency tasked with the responsibility of overseeing and enforcing federal consumer financial protection laws; enforcing antidiscrimination laws in consumer finance; restricting unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices; receiving consumer complaints; promoting financial education; and watching for emerging financial risks for consumers?

Multiple Choice

• Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

• Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)

• Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA)

• Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)

Answer 1

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a law that regulates the financial markets and protects consumers. Its eight components help prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.

Thus the answer is a)