As part of the wave of “deregulation” of financial markets in the 1980s, banking laws were changed to allow commercial banks in the United States to offer relatively liquid savings accounts that could pay a market interest rate. What were these accounts called? How did they work?

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As part of the wave of “deregulation” of financial markets in the 1980s, banking laws were changed to allow commercial banks in the United States to offer relatively liquid savings accounts that could pay a market interest rate. What were these accounts called? How did they work? 

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