Problem: What four pieces of legislation passed in the U.S. in the last 100 years, in your opinion, have had the greatest impact on the U.S. banking/financial sector? For each of your choices:
1. What were the problems/conditions giving rise to the legislation?
2. What were the major provisions of the Act?
3. What were the significant effects or outcomes arising from the legislation?
4. Did the legislation fix the problem or condition that it was intended to fix?
5. Were there significant unintended consequences of the Act? If so, what?
6. Why did you include this piece of legislation in your list?