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Q: What is the Savings and Loan Crisis?
A: The Savings and Loan Crisis was a financial crisis that occurred in the 1980s and 1990s in the United States.
Q: What were the causes of the Savings and Loan Crisis?
A: The causes of the Savings and Loan Crisis included risky lending practices, lax regulations, and inadequate oversight.
Q: What were the consequences of the Savings and Loan Crisis?
A: The consequences of the Savings and Loan Crisis included the closure or failure of many savings and loan institutions, financial losses for depositors, and a bailout by the government.
Q: How did the government respond to the Savings and Loan Crisis?
A: The government responded to the Savings and Loan Crisis by creating the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) to manage and sell the assets of failed savings and loan institutions.
Q: Did taxpayers have to pay for the Savings and Loan Crisis?
A: Yes, taxpayers ultimately had to bear the cost of the Savings and Loan Crisis through the government bailout and the resulting increase in the national debt.
Q: How much did the Savings and Loan Crisis cost?
A: The total cost of the Savings and Loan Crisis is estimated to be around $160 billion.
Q: When did the Savings and Loan Crisis end?
A: The Savings and Loan Crisis officially ended in the early 1990s, although its effects continued to be felt for years afterward.