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Year of banking turmoil in Canada and North America
A retrospective on 1985 highlights Canada under strain as real estate gains and tax changes buoy the economy yet banks falter. The Cincinnati run on deposits, Ohio S and L collapses, and the Canadian failures including Canadian Commercial and Northland Bank shake confidence. Regulators scramble as bailouts and mergers reshape the money system.
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Ontario
Petro-Canada
Canada
U.S
North America
Cincinnati
Home State Savings Bank
S & Ls
Canadian Commercial
Northland Bank
Continental Trust
Mercantile Bank
The
National
Continental Bank
Genstar
Canada Permanent
Ottawa
CCB