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. These events, however, 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 kn...

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Main Author: Mason, David Lawrence
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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