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Federal Deposit Insurance Commission
It provides deposit insurance guaranteeing the safety of a depositor's accounts in member banks up to $250,000 for each deposit ownership category in each insured bank. -
National Industrial Recovery Act
It authorized the President to regulate industry in an attempt to raise prices after severe deflation and stimulate economic recovery. -
National Recovery Administration
Its goal was to eliminate "cut-throat competition" by bringing industry, labor and government together to create codes of "fair practices" and set prices. -
Security and Exchange Commission
The Security and Exchange Commission has a three-part mission: to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation. -
Federal Housing Authority
It sets standards for construction and underwriting and insures loans made by banks and other private lenders for home building. -
Works Progress Administration
It was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. -
National Labor Relations Board
It is charged with conducting elections for labor union representation and with investigating and remedying unfair labor practices. -
Social Security Act
The Act provided benefits to retirees and the unemployed, and a lump-sum benefit at death.
