Glossary · Macro · Money and banking
Fractional-reserve banking
A system where banks keep only a fraction of deposits as reserves and lend out the rest. Because the loan is deposited in another bank and lent again, each dollar of reserves supports several dollars of deposits, which is how banks create money.
Also called: money creation, reserves
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