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The supporters of Dodd-Frank believed that the Act would prevent economic crises like that of 2008 and protect the consumers against many cases of abuse that in many ways contributed to the crisis.\u00a0<\/p>
However, critics have argued that the act could affect the competitiveness of U.S. firms compared to their foreign counterparts.\u00a0<\/p>
They argued in particular that the act and its regulatory compliance requirements burden the community banks and smaller banks unduly.\u00a0<\/p>
Experts also argued that although the capital constraints imposed by Dodd-Frank undoubtedly assure safety for each institution, they also make for a market that is more illiquid overall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t