The Troubled Asset Relief Program of 2008 Was A(n)

question 152

Multiple Choice

The Troubled Asset Relief Program of 2008 was a(n)

• A) cooperative venture by large banks to keep one another afloat.
• B) program funded by large banks to help struggling homeowners.
• C) government rescue of large banks.
• D) effort by a few wealthy private citizens to keep small independent banks afloat.
• E) effort by large banks to rescue small,struggling independent banks.

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