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Why did Bush propose legislation to help American savings and loans?

to create a new type of bank

to end an economic crisis created by failing banks

to help pay down the federal debt created by overspending

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to end an economic crisis created by failing banks

Bush pushed legislation to address the savings-and-loan crisis — many thrifts were insolvent from bad loans, deregulation and fraud. The laws (e.g., FIRREA and creation of the Resolution Trust Corporation) aimed to stabilize the system, protect depositors and resolve failing institutions.