Responding to widespread calls for changes to the financial regulatory system, in June President Barack Obama introduced a proposal for a "sweeping overhaul of the United States financial regulatory system, a transformation on a scale not seen since the reforms that followed the Great Depression ". Most congressional support for Dodd-Frank came from members of the Democratic Party , but three Senate Republicans voted for the bill, allowing it to overcome the Senate filibuster. The CFPB was charged with protecting consumers against abuses related to credit cards, mortgages, and other financial products. The act also created the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Office of Financial Research to identify threats to the financial stability of the United States, and gave the Federal Reserve new powers to regulate systemically important institutions.

1. Narrator Ted Mosby is played by Bob Saget

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Barnett Frank born March 31, is an American former politician. He served as a member of the U. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from to Frank, a resident of Newton, Massachusetts , was considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States. He was elected to the U. House of Representatives in with 52 percent of the vote. He was re-elected every term thereafter by wide margins. In , he publicly came out as gay , becoming the first member of Congress to do so voluntarily. From until his retirement, Frank was the leading Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, and he served as committee chairman when his party held a House majority from to In July , he married his long-time partner, James Ready, becoming the first member of Congress to marry someone of the same sex while in office.
Over its nine seasons, "How I Met Your Mother" became a fan favorite, with people still quoting lines even today — four years after the finale. Between its more-than episodes since the premiere, a lot happened on the show. But even if you watched every episode and re-watched once it hit the streaming sites you probably didn't know these legend — wait for it — dary things about "How I Met Your Mother. Instead of having Josh Radnor play Ted and do the future timeline voice-overs, Saget was cast to play older Ted. New York City may be a central character in the series, but the series filmed on a studio lot in Los Angeles that was designed to look like the Big Apple, per the New York Post. But there are no hard feelings for the "The Big Bang Theory" star now. Real-life Canadian Cobie Smulders eventually snagged the part, but only after Love Hewitt turned it down. According to E! The pop singer's guest role as Abby the receptionist helped draw in new viewers and saved the show from low ratings, according to co-creator Carter Bays' Reddit AMA, as reported by E! It can't be overstated," Bays said.