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  2. Savings and loan crisis - Wikipedia

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    The savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s (commonly dubbed the S&L crisis) was the failure of 32% (1,043 of the 3,234) of savings and loan associations (S&Ls) in the United States from 1986 to 1995. An S&L or "thrift" is a financial institution that accepts savings deposits and makes mortgage, car and other personal loans to individual ...

  3. American Savings and Loan - Wikipedia

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    The thrift experienced rapid growth in the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1983, it acquired First Charter Financial Corporation in Los Angeles for $700 million. First Charter was the parent company of American Savings & Loan, and was controlled by real estate developer Mark Taper. State Savings changed its name to American Savings after the acquisition.

  4. 403(b) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, a 403 (b) plan is a U.S. tax -advantaged retirement savings plan available for public education organizations, some non-profit employers (only Internal Revenue Code 501 (c) (3) organizations), cooperative hospital service organizations, and self-employed ministers in the United States. [1]

  5. American Management Systems - Wikipedia

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    American Management Systems (previous NASDAQ symbol: AMSY) was a high technology and management consulting firm, founded in 1970 by a group of five former Defense Department officials who had worked under Robert McNamara in the Kennedy and Johnson administration. The company grew throughout the 1980s and 1990s, implementing key systems such as ...

  6. Rome Laboratory - Wikipedia

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    Rome Laboratory. The Verona Test Annex, a satellite site of Rome Research Site located some 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Rome. /  43.221361°N 75.408556°W  / 43.221361; -75.408556. Rome Laboratory ( Rome Air Development Center until 1991) is the US "Air Force 'superlab' for command, control, and communications" [1] research and ...

  7. FBI Police - Wikipedia

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    The FBI Police is the uniformed security police of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is part of the Bureau's Security Division. The FBI Police is tasked with protecting key FBI facilities, properties, personnel, users, visitors, information and operations from harm and may enforce certain laws and administrative regulations.

  8. List of acts of the 115th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for flexibility in making withdrawals from a Thrift Savings Plan account, and for other purposes. Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 115–84 (text) 115-85: November 21, 2017 Federal Agency Mail Management Act of 2017

  9. United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Central Security Service. v. t. e. The United States Army ( USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution. [14] The Army is the oldest branch of the U.S. military and the most senior in order of ...