Glass-Steagall Act/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Glass-Steagall Act.

Major U.S. banking legislation passed during Great Depression incorporated into the Banking Act of 1933 which separated commercial banking from investment banking among other acts. Partially repealed in 1999.