Which of the following does not explain why the Glass-Steagall regulations lost their effectiveness?
A. Over time, nonbank financial firms were able to borrow directly from the public, rather than having to borrow from commercial banks.
B. With the advent of new financial instruments, regulated banks lost business to unregulated institutions, and credit began to flow through unregulated systems.
C. As regulations became too successful, people wanted to eliminate these regulations in order to pursue the magic of the free market.
D. The Federal Reserve created regulations that ran counter to what the government was trying to do.
Answer: D
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