* Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): Established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank), the CFPB is a federal regulator charged with regulating consumer protection for financial products and services. Other regulatory bodies were authorized by the Dodd-Frank Act, but their mandates deal more specifically with broad prudential considerations and consumer protection. 18. What is the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)? The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards and report forms, and to make recommendations to promote uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions. Council members include the four federal regulators: FRB, FDIC, OCC, NCUA, and the State Liaison Committee (SLC). The SLC includes representatives from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), the American Council of State Savings Supervisors (ACSSS), and the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS). 19. Who are the key nonbanking regulatory agencies? Nonbanking regulatory agencies include but are not limited to: e Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): The SEC is the federal regulator of the securities markets and administers the federal securities laws (including the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939), with direct regulatory and oversight responsibilities of securities exchanges, securities brokers and dealers, investment advisers and investment companies, and self-regulatory organizations (SROs). e Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): The CFTC is the federal regulator of U.S. commodity futures and options markets in the United States. It administers and enforces the federal futures and options laws as set forth in the Commodity Exc