vided insurance for depositors through the newly formed Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC). These acts helped to restore the confidence in the wake of widespread bank
failures. Two acts, one in 1933 and one in 1934, required detailed regulations for the securities market,
enforced by the new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Several bills provided mortgage relief for
farmers and homeowners and offered loan guarantees for home purchasers through the Federal Housing
Administration, or FHA. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration expanded existing relief grants to the
states and resulted in assistance for more than 20 million people. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
provided work relief for thousands of young men under a type of military discipl
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