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Enron Corporation
(Encyclopedia)Enron Corporation, U.S. company that in 2001 became the largest bankruptcy and stock collapse in U.S. history up to that time. The company was formed in 1985 when InterNorth purchased Houston Natural ...federal government
(Encyclopedia)federal government or federation, government of a union of states in which sovereignty is divided between a central authority and component state authorities. A federation differs from a confederation...Commodity Credit Corporation
(Encyclopedia)Commodity Credit Corporation: see agricultural subsidies. ...International Finance Corporation
(Encyclopedia)International Finance Corporation: see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. ...Federal Theatre
(Encyclopedia)Federal Theatre (1935–39), branch of the Work Projects Administration designed to provide employment for actors, directors, writers, and scene designers. As well as providing a nationwide audience w...Federal Trade Commission
(Encyclopedia)Federal Trade Commission (FTC), independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1915 and charged with keeping American business competition free and fair. The FTC has no jurisdiction over ban...Home Owners' Loan Corporation
(Encyclopedia)Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), former U.S. government agency established in 1933 to help stabilize real estate that had depreciated during the depression and to refinance the urban mortgage deb...Communications Satellite Corporation
(Encyclopedia)Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat), organization incorporated (1962) by an act of Congress to establish a commercial system of international communications using artificial satellites. Alth...Federal Aviation Administration
(Encyclopedia)Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates...Federal Constitutional Convention
(Encyclopedia)Federal Constitutional Convention: see Constitutional Convention. ...Browse by Subject
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