Barack Obama, the first African-American and multiracial president, was elected in 2008 amid the crisis, and subsequently passed stimulus measures and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in an attempt to mitigate its negative effects and ensure there would not be a repeat of the crisis.
Barack Obama, den første afroamerikanske og multietniske præsident, blev valgt i 2008, da krisen var på sit højeste, og vedtog efterfølgende American Reinvestment and Recovery Act og Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act i et forsøg på at lindre krisens negative effekter.