During the Credit Crisis, All of the Following Occurred EXCEPT

question 33

Multiple Choice

During the credit crisis, all of the following occurred EXCEPT

• A)some securities firms were allowed to become bank holding companies.
• B)the Federal Reserve rescued American International Group, an insurance company.
• C)the Treasury injected funds into financial institutions.
• D)the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Reserve had exceeded its authority by assisting Bear Stearns because Bear was a securities firm and not a commercial bank.

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