Reconstruction Finance Corporation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Reconstruction_Finance_Corporation
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Reconstruction_Finance_Corporation_Act
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkbp:dissolved 1957
gptkbp:established 1932
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reconstruction Finance Corporation
gptkbp:notable_executive gptkb:Jesse_H._Jones
gptkb:Charles_G._Dawes
gptkb:Harley_V._Keefe
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Reconstruction_Finance_Corporation_Act_of_1932
gptkbp:notableEvent helped stabilize US banking system
major role in financing war production during WWII
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:providedLoansTo railroads
banks
businesses
local governments
state governments
agricultural institutions
gptkbp:purpose provide financial support to banks
provide financial support to businesses
provide financial support to railroads
provide financial support to state and local governments
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Small_Business_Administration
gptkbp:type federal corporation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Herbert_Hoover_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6