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Fractional reserve banking

A Banking system in which only a fraction of the total deposits managed by a bank must be kept in reserve. The amount of the deposits equals the amount of the reserves times the Deposit multiplier. In the U.S., this system is maintained by the Federal Reserve Board.

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