What effect did the 2008-2009 financial crisis have on the call for deregulation? The 2008-2009 financial crisis led the U.S. and other countries to increase pressure for deregulation. The 2008-2009 financial crisis led the U.S. and other countries to give less attention to regulatory issues. The 2008-2009 financial crisis led the U.S. and other countries to begin to reverse the deregulatory trend of the previous decades. The 2008-2009 financial crisis distanced the U.S. from other countries' ince on deregulation