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Barney Frank’s Legacy of Financial Reform
21 minutes Posted May 21, 2026 at 8:29 pm.
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Barney Frank, the former Democratic congressman, died this week at the age of 86. Frank was best known as the architect of the Dodd-Frank law that reshaped the U.S. financial system in the wake of the 2008 crisis. WSJ’s Damian Paletta talks about Frank’s legacy. Ryan Knutson hosts.
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