<P> The Reconstruction Finance Corporation ( RFC ) was a government corporation in the United States between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks , railroads , mortgage associations , and other businesses . Its purpose was to boost the country 's confidence and help banks resume daily functions after the start of the Great Depression . The RFC became more prominent under the New Deal and continued to operate through World War II . It was disbanded in 1957 , when the US government concluded that it no longer needed to stimulate lending . </P>
what was the goal of the reconstruction finance corporation
to boost the country 's confidence and help banks resume daily functions after the start of the Great Depression