Last month I wrote about the new Dodd-Frank Act and how PLI is providing timely information about what this legislation means to your organization.  In today’s Washington Post article After mortgage meltdown, Barney Frank gets another chance to remake housing finance we get to see how this champion for affordable housing might be changing government policy.  Barney Frank has a chance to play a critical role as the Obama administration determines the future of mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

And as a reminder, if you are looking for timely and up-to-date information about the Dodd-Frank Act, you should check out PLI’s one hour briefings on the subject.  Early next year we will be publishing a treatise dealing with the Dodd-Frank act.  Check back here; I will post information as it becomes available.

Since the Dodd-Frank Act was passed this summer, everyone is trying keep up with it.  Librarians and practitioners need to understand what the legislation means to their organization.  Here at PLI, our program attorneys have created a series of 1-hour briefings on the Dodd-Frank Act.  If you are looking for timely and up-to-date information you should check out these briefings.

Also, our PLI Securities Law Practice Center has been providing valuable insight.  For example, the Dodd-Frank Act increases whistleblower protections and outlines the bounty a whistleblower may receive.  This will encourage citizens to report wrongdoing and help shield them from retaliation.  The plan models similar IRS whistleblower protections which have proved successful.  Interested in learning more?  PLI’s Securities Law Practice Center blog addressed this topic.