An FI Would Normally Purchase a Cap If It Was

question 11

True/False

An FI would normally purchase a cap if it was funding fixed-rate assets with variable-rate liabilities.

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Definitions:

Excess Reserves

Funds that banks hold over and above the regulatory requirement, which can influence the bank's ability to lend and the overall money supply.

Required Reserve Ratio

The fraction of deposits that banks are required to hold in reserve and not lend out, set by the central bank.

Required Reserves

This refers to the minimum amount of funds that a bank must hold in reserve against deposit liabilities, as mandated by central banking authorities.

Asymmetric Information

A situation in which one party in a transaction has more or superior information compared to another, potentially leading to an imbalance or unfair advantage.