Starting in the 1960s, however, general interest rate levels began rising, and by the 1980s were so high that most S&Ls could not compete for deposits. This put them in a dire financial squeeze.

• 可是到了60年代，投资利率普遍增加，到了80年代利率之高使得大多数储贷社无法竞争，陷入严重经济危机。