Reconstruction Finance Corporation/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

An independent agency of the United States government chartered in 1932 which gave $2 billion in aid to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, farm mortgage associations, and other businesses.