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No bank keeps 100% liquidity, but my understanding is that most banks are capable of getting liquidity -- at least from the lender of last resort (LoLR) -- for
by SilasX 4y ago
No bank keeps 100% liquidity, but my understanding is that most banks are capable of getting liquidity -- at least from the lender of last resort (LoLR) -- for massive withdrawals based on the value of their loan portfolio, and SVB's portfolio had tanked too low to do this based on interest rates the LoLR would lend to them at.