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R43391American Law

Independence of Federal Financial Regulators

Federal & State Law Editorial TeamLast reviewed: July 2026
February 24, 2014

Summary

This report discusses institutional features that make federal financial regulators (as well as other independent agencies) relatively independent from the President and Congress.

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