Which of the Following Does Not Explain Why the Glass-Steagall

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not explain why the Glass-Steagall regulations lost their effectiveness?

• A)Over time, nonbank financial firms were able to borrow directly from the public, rather than having to borrow from commercial banks.
• B)The Federal Reserve created regulations that ran counter to what the government was trying to do.
• C)With the advent of new financial instruments, regulated banks lost business to unregulated institutions, and credit began to flow through unregulated systems.
• D)As regulations became too successful, people wanted to eliminate these regulations in order to pursue the magic of the free market.

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