Which of the Following Contributed to the S&L Crisis in the 1980s

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following contributed to the S&L crisis in the 1980s?

• A) the Great Inflation
• B) Regulation Q
• C) risky lending by S&Ls
• D) all of the above

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Stock Index

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