What Led Most Directly to Increased Government Involvement with Regulating

question 53

Multiple Choice

What led most directly to increased government involvement with regulating business and its dealings with society?

• A) The Industrial Revolution
• B) President Kennedy's consumer bill of rights
• C) The collapse of the oil industry
• D) The Great Depression
• E) The end of World War I

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Definitions:

Credit Standards

The criteria that lenders use to determine the creditworthiness of potential borrowers.

Sub-prime Loans

Loans offered to individuals with poor credit histories or higher risk of default, often at higher interest rates.

Mortgage Default Rate

The percentage of home mortgages on which the borrower is late by ninety days or more with the payments on the loan or it is in the foreclosure process. This rate is sometimes referred to as the serious delinquency rate.

Foreclosure Process

The legal procedure by which a lender attempts to recover the balance of a loan from a borrower who has defaulted on their mortgage payments by forcing the sale of the asset used as the collateral for the loan.