Limits on the Value of the Assets That Commercial Banks

question 59

Multiple Choice

Limits on the value of the assets that commercial banks can acquire relative to their capital is known as

• A) equity requirements.
• B) capital requirements.
• C) required reserves.
• D) asset requirements.

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