Pages

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

So you want to be a financial analyst?

A lot of you do. I asked ChatGPT a few questions to determine what laws impact the profession. 

Click on them if you want to learn more. 

What national laws impact the financial analysis industry? What laws in Texas do the same? Is there conflict between the two

List the most significant national laws related to the finance industry over American history.

Heres a quick list of those laws.

All are based on powers granted in the U.S. Constitution.

1. First Bank of the United States Act — 1791
2. Second Bank of the United States Act — 1816
3. Legal Tender Act — 1862
4. National Banking Acts — 1863 and 1864
5. Federal Reserve Act — 1913
6. Emergency Banking Act — 1933
7. Banking Act of 1933 — Glass-Steagall Act
8. Securities Act of 1933
9. Securities Exchange Act — 1934
10. Banking Act of 1935
11. Investment Company Act — 1940
12. Investment Advisers Act — 1940
13. Federal Deposit Insurance Act — 1950
14. Bank Holding Company Act — 1956
15. Truth in Lending Act — 1968
16. Bank Secrecy Act — 1970
17. Fair Credit Reporting Act — 1970
18. Equal Credit Opportunity Act — 1974
19. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act — 1974
20. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act — 1975
21. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act — 1977
22. Right to Financial Privacy Act — 1978
23. Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act — 1980
24. Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act — 1982
25. Money Laundering Control Act — 1986
26. Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act — 1989
27. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act — 1991
28. Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act — 1994
29. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act — 1999
30. USA PATRIOT Act — 2001, especially Title III
31. Sarbanes-Oxley Act — 2002
32. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act — 2008
33. Housing and Economic Recovery Act — 2008
34. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — 2010
35. Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act — 2012
36. Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act — 2018