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What Is The Essential Role Of The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp) With Regards To Our National Interest? |
Or to Federalism?
please explain
| Answer: Back prior to, and during the great depression, commercial banks, where people have savings and checking accounts, began merging with investment banks. The investment banks were using depositors money for high risk investments. As the money was being lost, banks would close and depositors lost their money. Other depositors panicked and started withdrawing money they had deposited in their banks. That created "bank runs" Since most of the money was out in small business loans and mortgages, the banks did not have the cash on hand, and even more banks went under when their depositors demanded their money back In order to restore the banking industry which |
Acting as receiver for Citizens National Bank and Strategic Capital Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp sued a number of banks including Bank of America Corp , Citigroup Inc , Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co .