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Multiple Choice

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A) Credit easing; bought private securities from financial institutions
B) Quantitative easing; required private banks to increase their lending to home buyers
C) Credit easing; made loans directly to home buyers
D) Quantitative easing; decreased in the required reserve ratio
E) Credit easing; tried to lower long-term interest rates