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Comment by dools

Can you describe how a bank uses money that it has to originate loans?

EDIT: note that this paragraph (and the one preceding it) directly contradicts what you are saying:

This description of money creation contrasts with the notion that banks can only lend out pre-existing money, outlined in the previous section. Bank deposits are simply a record of how much the bank itself owes its customers. So they are a liability of the bank, not an asset that could be lent out. A related misconception is that banks can lend out their reserves. Reserves can only be lent between banks, since consumers do not have access to reserves accounts at the Bank of England.

parent dools 4 years ago

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