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Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act |
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Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) (pronounced “fie-ree-ah”) Federal legislation passed in 1989 in response to the banking and savings and loan crisis, the FDIC bailout, and the bankruptcy of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC). It reorganized much of the oversight and regulatory framework for financial institutions and created the Resolution Trust Corporation (now defunct) to receive and liquidate assets from failed financial institutions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Congress enacted the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act in 1989 as a way to restore the ailing thrift industry to health. FIRREA is the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, under Title XI of federal law. Those pieces of legislation are the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, or |
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