ECO-2013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Fractional-Reserve Banking, Excess Reserves, Commercial Bank

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The business of banking: explanation of fractional reserve banking. A bank receives checking and savings deposits from one group of customers. To pay checks and withdrawals from those same customers. To loan out to another group of customers. As a safety device, banks are required to keep a portion of their deposits as reserves- either vault cash or deposits as the federal reserve bank. This is in case more than the expected number of customers want their money withdrawn. Hence the name fractional reserve banking- banks can only lend a portion of their deposits, not all of them: banking scenario. Suppose a bank has 1,000 customers who are depositing money on a regular basis in their checking and savings accounts. O(cid:374) a(cid:374)(cid:455) gi(cid:448)e(cid:374) da(cid:455), these (cid:272)usto(cid:373)ers do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed (cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)% of their deposits. As a safety device, the bank will hold some reserves- just in case more withdrawals are made than expected. The (cid:271)a(cid:374)ks (cid:449)ill loa(cid:374) the rest out.

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QUESTION 31

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is

		composed of seven members who are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.
		composed of 12 members of the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
		elected by the general public.
		composed of representatives from the country's 12 largest commercial banks.

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QUESTION 32

The Fed is said to be the "lender of last resort" in that

		it charges a higher interest rate to borrowers than does any other bank.
		it functions as the government's bank only when commercial banks fail to do so.
		it makes loans to individuals whom commercial banks do not believe are credit-worthy.
		it stands ready to lend to any depository institution that it has decided should not fail.

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QUESTION 33

The Federal Reserve System acts as the government's fiscal agent by

		providing checking account services for the government.
		preparing the budget the President presents to Congress every year.
		determining how to finance a deficit.
		auditing taxpayers.

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QUESTION 34

The Federal Reserve System was established in which year?

		1913.
		1929.
		1865.
		1941.

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QUESTION 35

By serving as the lender of last resort,

		the Fed provides check clearing services.
		the Fed aids in the sale of government securities.
		the Fed supervises depository institutions.
		the Fed can prevent bank failures.

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QUESTION 36

Depository institutions must

		use and pay for the services of the Federal Reserve System.
		set their interest rates according to schedules established by the Federal Reserve System.
		keep a certain percentage of their deposits as reserves.
		turn over a percentage of their profits to the Federal Reserve System as payment for services provided by the Fed.

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QUESTION 37

The Federal Reserve System has

		50 district banks.
		24 district banks.
		12 district banks.
		7 district banks.

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QUESTION 38

The part of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) that holds the reserve balances of depository institutions is

		the Board of Governors.
		the Federal Advisory Committee.
		the Federal Open Market Committee.
		the Federal Reserve district banks.

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QUESTION 39

The potential for a financial breakdown at one financial institution to spread throughout the financial system is known as a

		systemic risk.
		liquidity risk.
		lending risk.
		moral hazard.

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QUESTION 40

A system in which depository institutions hold reserves that are less than the amount of total deposits is called

		fiat money banking.
		required reserve banking.
		fractional reserve banking.
		central banking system.

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QUESTION 41

Total reserves of private banks are

		all customer deposits.
		the minimum amount banks need to hold against time deposits.
		federal reserve notes.
		deposits held at the Fed and vault cash.

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QUESTION 42

A statement of assets and liabilities of any business entity is called

		a cash flow statement.
		an income statement.
		a balance sheet.
		a statement of net worth.

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QUESTION 43

Which of the following actions has no effect on the total money supply?

		The Federal Open Market Committee buys government securities.
		There is a transfer of deposits from one bank to another bank.
		There is change in the money multiplier.
		The Federal Open Market Committee sells government securities.

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QUESTION 44

Given a required reserve ratio of 20 percent, a commercial bank that has received a new deposit of $100 can make additional loans of

		$80.
		$0.
		$400.
		$20.

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QUESTION 45

The Federal Open Market Committee has responsibility for

		appointing members to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system.
		issuing orders to buy or sell government securities for the Fed.
		advising the Treasury Department on monetary policy.
		printing money.

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Assets	Liabilities
Reserves $2,000	Deposits $10,000
Loans 8,000

Refer to Table.

Starting from the situation as depicted by the T-account, if someone deposits $500 into the First Bank of Fairfield, and if the bank makes new loans to keep its reserve ratio unchanged, then the number of new loans that it makes will be $320.

$400.
$680.
$750.

2.
Bank of Springfield

Assets		Liabilities
Reserves	$19,200	Deposits	$240,000
Loans	228,000

1. If the Bank of Springfield has lent out all the money it can given its level of deposits, then what is the reserve requirement?

5.00 per cent
8.00 per cent
8.42 per cent
95.00 per cent

2. Mia puts money into a piggy bank so she can spend it later. What function of money does this illustrate?

store of value
medium of exchange
unit of account
None of the above is correct.

3. Under a fractional-reserve banking system, banks

hold more reserves than deposits.
generally lend out a majority of the funds deposited.
cause the money supply to fall by lending out reserves.
All of the above are correct.

4. Over one-time horizon or another, Fed policy decisions influence

inflation and employment.
inflation but not employment.
employment but not inflation.
neither inflation nor employment.

5. If a bank desires to hold no excess reserves, the reserve requirement is 5 per cent, and it receives a new deposit of $1,000

its required reserves increase by $50.
its total reserves initially increase by $1,000.
it will be able to make a new loan of up to $950.
All of the above are correct.

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6. we noted that in ancient times money was normally created by government. However, under the modern banking system in the U.S. and other developed countries, money is normally created by Banks. The process begins when a depositor brings, letâs say, $100 in M1 into the bank for deposit. The bank accepts the deposit and creates a Demand Deposit (DD) for the customer in the amount of $100. The bank now has $100 in liquid funds it did not have before. As discussed in class, there are three things the bank can do with this new money: 1) It can keep the money as Vault Cash (a lot of it inside of ATM machines), 2) It can place the money on deposit at the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) to be held as Reserves, 3) It can purchase securities for the bankâs securities portfolio. The contents of the bankâs security portfolio will not be included in M1. What is it about the definition of M1 that precludes the inclusion of the bankâs securities portfolio?

7. As discussed in class, all bank deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) qualify as Reserves. However, not all Reserves are the same. The Fed makes a distinction between Required Reserves, and Excess Reserves. What is the difference between Required Reserves and Excess Reserves?

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