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From buildings and loans to bail-outs : a history of the American savings and loan industry, 1831-1995 /

For most Americans, the savings and loan industry is defined by the fraud, ineptitude, and failures of the 1980s. These events, however, overshadow a long history in which thrifts played a key role in helping thousands of households buy homes. First appearing in the 1830s, savings and loans, then kn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mason, David Lawrence
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • A movement takes shape, 1831-1899
  • The rise of the league, 1900-1929
  • From state to federal oversight
  • The movement becomes an industry, 1930-1945
  • The glory years, 1946-1955
  • External challenges and internal divisions, 1956-1966
  • Lost opportunities, 1967-1979
  • Deregulation and disaster, 1979-1988
  • Resolving the crisis, restoring the confidence, 1989-1995
  • The American savings and loan industry in perspective.