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Reconstruction Finance Corporation Established

United States of America · Economy / Banking. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1932

Eugene Isaac Meyer22 January 1932

Washington · Economy / Banking

Federal Reserve governor Eugene Meyer supports creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which is established to provide emergency credit to banks, railroads, and other institutions during the Depression.

Names involved

Eugene Isaac Meyer

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