From Buildings and Loans to Bail-Outs : A History of the American Savings and Loan Industry, 1831-1995

This is the first complete history of the American thrift industry from its origins in the mid-nineteenth century through the resolution of the savings and loan crisis in the 1990s. Offering affordable forms of consumer finance, these institutions have helped millions of people achieve the 'American Dream' of home ownership

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Mason, David L.
Publisher:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Subject:	Bausparkasse \| Building society \| Bankgeschichte \| Banking history \| Geschichte \| History
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (363 p.)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 A MOVEMENT TAKES SHAPE, 1831-1899; 2 THE RISE OF THE LEAGUE, 1900-1929; 3 FROM STATE TO FEDERAL OVERSIGHT; 4 THE MOVEMENT BECOMES AN INDUSTRY, 1930-1945; 5 THE GLORY YEARS, 1946-1955; 6 EXTERNAL CHALLENGES AND INTERNAL DIVISIONS, 1956-1966; 7 LOST OPPORTUNITIES, 1967-1978; 8 DEREGULATION AND DISASTER, 1979-1988; 9 RESOLVING THE CRISIS, RESTORING THE CONFIDENCE, 1989-1995; 10 THE AMERICAN SAVINGS AND LOAN INDUSTRY IN PERSPECTIVE APPENDIX 1. FRAUD, FORBEARANCE, AND FAILURE: THE CASE OF EMPIRE SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIONAPPENDIX 2. SUCCESS THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY: THE CASE OF MEDFORD COOPERATIVE BANK; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
ISBN:	978-0-521-82754-6 ; 978-0-511-21344-1 ; 978-0-521-82754-6
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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