Behind the S&L Crisis

Introduction

Banks and savings and loan associations are failing in post-Depression record numbers because of a combination of factors—deregulation, problems in the oil industry and a few crooks. Fortunately, your deposits still seem to be safe. Your tax dollars, however, may be more at risk. Estimates of the cost of bailing out the savings and loan insurance system run as high as $100 billion.

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