Standby Letters of Credit

question 82

Multiple Choice

Standby letters of credit

• A)are a form of swaps.
• B)are a promise by a bank to lend the borrower funds to pay off its maturing commercial paper.
• C)are a promise by a large depositor to provide additional funds to a bank should the bank face an unexpectedly large deposit outflow.
• D)represent the unused balance on a bank credit card.

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