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Barney Frank dies at 86

The former congressman helped steer the Dodd-Frank Act, the Credit CARD Act and other crisis-era measures that reshaped U.S. financial oversight.

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WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a quick-witted Democrat who gave his name to a landmark financial reform bill after the economic crisis of 2007-2009, has died, his sister Ann Lewis said on Wednesday. He was 86.

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Former Massachusetts Congressional Representative in Washington, Barney Frank, one of the most influential and controversial voices in contemporary American politics, died on May 19, 2026 in Ogunquit, Maine after complications from heart failure suffered last April. He was 86 years old.Frank represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress for more than three decades and left a deep mark on both the country's economic policy and the fight for civi…

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Boston Globe broke the news in Boston, United States on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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