(Consider This)During and Immediately Following the Severe Recession of 2007-2009,commercial

question 207

Multiple Choice

(Consider This) During and immediately following the severe recession of 2007-2009,commercial bank reserves held on deposit in Federal Reserve Banks:

• A) rose to a high of 50 percent of total checkable deposits held by banks.
• B) fell significantly as commercial banks withdrew reserves to pay off heavy debt obligations.
• C) increased significantly because of Fed purchases of securities from commercial banks and the paying of interest on bank reserves.
• D) increased significantly because the Fed increased the required reserve ratio.

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