A Bank That Does Not Want to Hold a Lot

question 52

Multiple Choice

A bank that does not want to hold a lot of excess reserves but wants to manage liquidity risk is likely to:

• A) hold a lot in highly liquid securities.
• B) make sure that most of its assets are in small business loans.
• C) have a high ratio of loans to securities.
• D) limit withdrawals by customers.

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