Establishment of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

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Title 12—BANKS AND BANKING > CHAPTER 53—WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION > SUBCHAPTER V—BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION > Part A—Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

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There is established in the Federal Reserve System, an independent bureau to be known as the “Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection”, which shall regulate the offering and provision of consumer financial products or services under the Federal consumer financial laws. The Bureau shall be considered an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5 . Except as otherwise provided expressly by law, all Federal laws dealing with public or Federal contracts, property, works, officers, employees, budgets, or funds, including the provisions of chapters 5 and 7 of title 5, shall apply to the exercise of the powers of the Bureau.

( Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1011 , July 21, 2010 , 124 Stat. 1964 .)

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