Because of the widespread economic impact of the 2008 crisis, Congress passed The Dodd-Frank Act in 2012 to encourage investment in companies, especially smaller companies, by providing easier access of small firms to capital markets.

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The Dodd-Frank Act, passed in 2010, was primarily aimed at preventing future financial crises by increasing regulation on financial institutions, not specifically to encourage investment in smaller companies by providing easier access to capital markets.

Because of the Widespread Economic Impact of the 2008 Crisis