Thrift Institutions' Importance as a Source of Funds for Borrowers

question 32

Multiple Choice

Thrift institutions' importance as a source of funds for borrowers

• A) has shrunk from around 40 percent of total credit advanced in the late 1970s to below 30 percent today.
• B) has shrunk from over 20 percent of total credit advanced in the late 1970s to below 10 percent today.
• C) has expanded dramatically, from around 15 percent of total credit advanced in the late 1970s to above 25 percent today.
• D) has expanded dramatically, from around 15 percent of total credit advanced in the late 1970s to above 30 percent today.

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