Multiple Choice
The purpose of deregulating banks during the 1980s was to:
A) eliminate the risk that banks incurred.
B) allow banks to compete with other financial institutions.
C) allow U.S.banks to compete with foreign banks.
D) help consumers earn more interest.
E) decrease the cost of banking regulation.
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