From buildings and loans to bail-outs : a history of the American savings and loan industry, 1831-1995 /

For most Americans, the savings and loan industry is defined by the fraud, ineptitude and failures of the 1980s. However, these events overshadow a long history in which thrifts played a key role in helping thousands of households buy homes. First appearing in the 1830s savings and loans, then known...

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Main Author: Mason, David Lawrence (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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