In 1933, the US economy had declined to
record depths.(Benston)The Banking Act of 1933
(approved June 16, 1933) extended federal
reserve open market activities; created the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure
deposits; and regulated the operations of member
banks and seperated security groups.
The Banking Act of 1933 is also known as
the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 because it was
authored by Senators Carter Glass and Henry
Steagall. This act made sure that banks did
not get mixed up with Wall Street. Spurred by
the 1929 market crash, known better as either
the Great Depression or Black Tuesday, and the
bank failures that followed, the act was aimed
at restoring
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