Inspired by #bankersinneed and the #creditcrunch
Banking is all about trust. We trust that the bank will have our money for us when we go to get it. We trust that it will honor the checks we write to pay our bills. The thing that’s hard to grasp is the fact that while people are putting money into the bank every day, the bank is lending that same money and more to other people every day. Banks consistently extend more credit than they have cash. That’s a little scary; but if you go to the bank and demand your money, you’ll get it. However, if everyone goes to the bank at the same time and demands their money (a run on the bank), there might be problem.
Source http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/banking/bank2.htm
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