New Deal Agencies

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Refinanced or reshaped the terms of mortgages to make the payments more manageable.

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Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC)

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Gave jobs building dams, bridges, and buildings (post offices).

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Public Works Administration (PWA)

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To insure bank deposits up to $5,000.

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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Attempted to raise farm prices by paying farmers to lower farm output.

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Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

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Regulated the stock market and protected investors from dishonest trading practices.

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Worked with industries to establish codes outlining fair business and labor practices.

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National Recovery Administration (NRA)

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Made collective bargaining (unions) legal, but companies did not have to accept union demands.

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Wagner Act / National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

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Helped farmers, brought electricity, and created jobs in one of the country's least developed regions.

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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

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Provided old-age pensions, disability payments, and unemployed benefits.

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Social Security Act (SSA)

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Allowed farmers to pay lower payments on loans, so they wouldn't lose their homes and farms.

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Farm Security Administration (FSA)