During the early 1980s,the federal government responded to the severe problems plaguing savings and loan associations by:
A) allowing S&Ls to offer a variety of financial services that made them more like commercial banks.
B) nationalizing the savings and loan industry,including more regulations.
C) providing interest-free loans to S&Ls who were short on reserves.
D) declaring a moratorium on S&L debt payments,and limiting the amount of funds depositors could withdraw from a S&L in any given 24-hour perioD.In the early 1980s the federal government tried to help S&Ls attract depositors by allowing them to offer NOW accounts,Super NOW accounts,and a variety of banking services.One result of these changes was that savings and loans became much more like commercial banks.
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