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Dodd-Frank Regulations Could Fill Almost 30 Copies of War and Peace

Over 15 million words

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Rules implementing the Dodd-Frank financial reform law could fill 28 copies of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, according to a new analysis of the Wall Street overhaul.

The law firm Davis Polk, which closely tracks the Dodd-Frank rulemaking process, released a graphic Friday that highlights the gargantuan size of the financial reform bill's overhaul of regulations.