Government Regulations 1887-2011

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    Government Regulations

  • Interstate commerce act

    Created the interstate commerce commission (ICC) to oversee railroad rates, motor vehicles and other freight carriers

  • Sherman Antitrust Act

    prohibits any agreements, contracts or conspiracies that would restrain interstate trade or cause monopolies to form

  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    the act that prohibited the manufacture, sale, or shipment of impure of falsely labeled food and drugs

  • Federal Trade Commission act

    created the Federal Trade Commission(FTC) to investigate charges of unfair methods of competition and commerce

  • Clayton Antitrust act

    clarified and strengthened the Sherman antitrust act by prohibiting price discrimination local price cutting mergers that reduce competition and exclusive sales contracts

  • Robinson-Patman act

    (aka the Anti-price Discrimination Act) protects small retail businesses by prohibiting wholesalers from charging small retailers higher prices than they charged large retailers and by prohibiting large retailers from setting artificially low prices

  • Celler-Kefauver act

    amended the Clayton act to prohibit corporate acquisitions when they substantially decrease competition

  • Clean water act

    The Clean Water Act (CWA) establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters

  • Antitrust Procedures and Penalties act

    increased penalties for violating antitrust laws

  • Parens Patriae act

    gives states the right to sue companies on behalf of citizens harmed by the company's antitrust violations; requires large companies to notify the government of planned mergers; strengthened the federal governments powers to investigate antitrust violations

  • The Community Reinvestment Act

    intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with safe and sound operations

  • Disclosure and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements

    Implements provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act that require reporting and public disclosure of written agreements between (1) insured depository institutions or their affiliates and (2) nongovernmental entities or persons, made in connection with fulfillment of Community Reinvestment Act requirements

  • Home Mortgage Disclosure

    Requires certain mortgage lenders to disclose data regarding their lending patterns

  • The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)

    was enacted by Congress in 1975 and was originally implemented by the Federal Reserve Board's Regulation C. On July 21, 2011, rulewriting authority for HMDA transferred from the Federal Reserve Board to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).