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How did Killinger revolutionize the thrift industry and make Washington Mutual "more retail than banking"?


A) A lesser range of debt instruments was offered than at traditional thrifts.
B) Credit was granted to people who would not typically qualify for it.
C) More commercial loans were made than at traditional thrifts.
D) Larger loans were emphasized but were made only to those who could afford them.

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Which of the following was a criticism of finance companies during the financial crisis?


A) Not paying corporate income taxes
B) Charging high interest rates
C) Misrepresenting the risks of adjustable-rate mortgages
D) Leasing equipment to firms

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How did finance companies provide mortgages that contributed to the financial crisis of 2008?

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Which of the following is NOT a type of loan provided by a consumer finance company?


A) Home mortgage
B) Auto loan
C) Education loan
D) Consumer durables

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Savage's Provident Institution for Savings is known for all of the following except which one of these?


A) Provident in the early days promised greater dividends if the institution could afford it.
B) The early Provident paid depositors a 1% return quarterly.
C) The early Provident took savings year-round and returned them with interest at Christmas.
D) Provident in the early days was the first banking institution the poor and working class of the United States had that focused on their needs.

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Who created the first finance companies?


A) Thrifts
B) Retailers
C) Commercial banks
D) Consumer groups

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The number of credit unions increased across the United States after the passage of the __________ Act.


A) Federal Home Loan Bank
B) Massachusetts Credit Union
C) Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control
D) Federal Credit Union

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Savage's Provident Institution for Savings was based on which of the following principles?


A) To help the poor and working class help themselves through savings
B) T o fund loans and create "a bank for savings" for the poor
C) To provide payments during times of illness
D) To help the poor and working class by providing very high interest on any savings they might make

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Which of these is an accurate description of a captive sales finance company?


A) A finance company that has very high rates on loans it makes
B) A finance company that must be used by a captive audience, for example, the finance company an auto dealer may recommend to someone purchasing a car
C) A finance company owned by a parent company to help finance the goods sold by the parent company
D) A finance company that sits within a bank holding company

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Savings & Loans were set up as nonprofit institutions to provide consumer credit to the working class and small business.

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The Federal Home Loan Bank System supplied low-cost funds so that thrifts could pay off their depositors in a bank run.

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Why is accounts receivable financing NOT a costless transaction for a firm?


A) The receivables must be sold at a discount.
B) The receivables are used as collateral, making them less valuable.
C) The receivables must now be shown as a liability on the firm's books.
D) Customers do not like it and sometimes take their business elsewhere.

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The thrifts were hurt by growing inflationary pressures in the 1960s. Their problems were compounded by which of these factors in that same decade?


A) Thrifts were affected by the end of Regulation Q.
B) Thrifts were impacted by the Depository Institution Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (DIDMCA) .
C) Thrifts were fully impacted by Regulation Q starting in that decade.
D) Thrifts were affected by the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act.

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As the country started to recover from the recession in early 2009, small business lending by credit unions


A) decreased slightly, while commercial bank lending increased.
B) decreased by 25%.
C) increased somewhat, while commercial bank lending decreased.
D) increased by 25%.

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Commercial banks and thrifts claim that __________ gives credit unions an unfair advantage.


A) limiting membership to a common bond
B) not paying corporate income taxes
C) charging lower interest rates on loans
D) paying higher interest rates on deposits

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