Categories Burlington Financial Iowa Local News Political West Burlington A Victory for the American People Against the Export-Import Bank Post author By Falcon Post date June 18, 2016 Click here: Created by executive order during the height of the Great Depression, the Export-Import Bank has been used as a tool to reward politically connected elites, both in the United States and abroad, for decades. 84 percent of the bank’s subsidy and loan-guarantee deals exceeded $10 million, and the vast majority were given to the wealthiest, most well-connected businesses that should have no problem acquiring financing on the open market. ← Gun sales surge among gays, lesbians after Orlando shooting → Homeland Security Official grilled about American Citizen’s Right to Due Process and the Terrorist Watch List