reserves is the money that a bank holds aside just in case they run out, they'll have money to back them up. When a bank runs out of reserves they can either get loans from the government or file bankruptcy.
reserves is the money that a bank holds aside just in case they run out, they'll have money to back them up. When a bank runs out of reserves they can either get loans from the government or file bankruptcy.
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required reserves is 25,000. the bank has excess reserves of
75,000, they can loan out everything but the required reserves
so assuming they have no loans, they can loan up to 475,000.
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Secondary Reserves- Assets that are invested in safe, marketable, short-term securities.
Primary Reserves- Cash required to operate a bank.
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Excess Reserves- Capital reserves held by a bank in excess of what is required.
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When you borrow money from a bank they pull cash from the bank's
reserves. This collection of cash is the net cash reserves within
the bank or its network from depositors in the system.