The Reconstruction Finance Corporation

A) raised taxes on imports.
B) reduced Americans' purchasing power.
C) offered relief efforts to the unemployed.
D) made loans to banks, railroads, and other businesses.
E) offered cheat credits to poor families.

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) was established in 1932 to provide financial support to banks, railroads, and other businesses in an effort to stabilize the economy during the Great Depression. It did not directly raise taxes, reduce purchasing power, offer relief to the unemployed, or provide cheap credits to poor families.