When the Fed Loaned to Banks Using Banks' Long-Run Assets

question 97

Multiple Choice

When the Fed loaned to banks using banks' long-run assets such as mortgages as collateral, it was:

• A)loosening its regulations of bank.
• B)providing banks with liquidity.
• C)giving banks assets.
• D)conducting standard monetary policy.

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