Implementing key provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act will be among the Senate Banking Committee's top priorities in 2013, committee chairman Tim Johnson, a South Dakota Democrat, said Tuesday. "While a tremendous amount of that work has been completed to date by the regulators, a number of significant rulemakings have yet to be finalized, including the Volcker Rule and the new derivatives regulatory framework," Johnson said. Johnson's announcement is likely to be a trigger for lobbying and interest groups that wish to frame the debate on implementing Dodd-Frank. The committee will focus on the implementation efforts of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the banking regulators and the Treasury Department, Johnson said. Regulators from the agencies are scheduled to update the committee on their progress at a hearing on Thursday. Consumer protection will be another key area for the committee. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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