Why were bank failures common during the depression? many people could not pay what they owed to banks. many people took out new loans. many people put more money into the banking system. many people stopped spending money.

The answer is A. Many people could not pay what they owed to banks
During the depression, most about a quarter of people started to lose their job and a lot of companies were going bankrupt.
this make them unable to obtain a source of income, which led to them not able to pay what they owed to banks