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The numbers in his example of fractional-reserve banking are wrong. With an original cash deposit of $1111.12, and 10% reserve requirement, you should end up w
by jganetsk 18y ago
The numbers in his example of fractional-reserve banking are wrong.
With an original cash deposit of $1111.12, and 10% reserve requirement, you should end up with $10,000 of total credit.
90% of the $1111.12 gets loaned out, but goes right back into the banking system. Repeat. 90% of that sum gets loaned out, but goes back into the banking system. The loan sizes approach zero.
Each time a loan is made, more of the original $1111.12 becomes part of the reserve. At some point, it is all reserve, which means it represents 10% of all the money circulating in the system. At that point, the banking system has $10,000 total in all accounts.