Number: RL33036 Title: Federal Financial Services Regulatory Consolidation: An Overview Authors: Walter W. Eubanks, Government and Finance Division Abstract: This report is an overview of the U.S. federal financial services regulatory structure. It provides an historical analysis of the current U.S. functional and competitive regulatory structure. It discusses some of the recent proposals to consolidate the U.S. regulatory agencies, and it assesses three consolidated financial services regulatory structures abroad. Pages: 23 Date: July 10, 2008