One of the main results of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 may be to . ( LO7 )

a) lessen the number of fi nancial institutions in the United States

b) increase the number of fi nancial institutions in the United States

c) discourage the formation of big, nationwide, allpurpose fi nancial institutions

d) make it easier for the member banks to borrow money from the Federal Reserve District Banks