ECONOMICS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
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Yes, I understand this from the notes
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No, I don’t understand this from the notes
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No, I don’t understand this, as I have not read the notes
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The financial deregulation of the early 1980s was designed to benefit depository institutions, especially the thrift industry, but it also altered the composition of the market. The DIDMCA removed interest rate ceilings on deposits, which removed the interest rate advantage that thrifts had held over banks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deregulation in the financial industry was the primary cause of the 2008 financial crash. It allowed speculation on derivatives backed by cheap, wantonly-issued mortgages, available to even those with questionable creditworthiness.
Detailed explanation-3: -A number of banks went under, others had to be bailed out by governments and still others were forced into mergers with stronger partners. The common stocks of banks got crushed, their preferred stocks were also crushed, dividends were slashed and lots of investors lost part or all of their money.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bush and Barack Obama signed into law several legislative measures to counter the financial crisis, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).