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Barney Frank, Former Congressman and Dodd-Frank Act Co-Author, Dies at 86

Barney Frank, Former Congressman and Dodd-Frank Act Co-Author, Dies at 86

by Phil Hall | May 20, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts who co-authored the Dodd-Frank Act, died on Tuesday night at the age of 86. Frank represented the 4th District of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives from 1981 through 2013. He served as...

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