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Mary borrows $9,000 from Bank A and buys a car. The car dealer then deposits $9,000 into their account at Bank B.
Bank B Deposit: $9,000 Reserve (10%): $900 Lendable Amount: $8,100
Mark borrows $8,100 from Bank B and has surgery. The doctor then deposits $8,100 into his account at Bank C.
Bank C Deposit: $8,100 Reserve (10%): $810 Lendable Amount: $7,290
Sue borrows $7,290 and shops at Versace. Versace then deposits $7,290 into their account at Bank D.
Bank D Deposit: $7,290 Reserve (10%): $729 Lendable Amount: $6,561
Kim borrows $6,561 from Bank D and pays off her credit card, Credit Card Company then deposits $6,561 into their account at Bank E.
Bank E Deposit: $6,561 Reserve (10%): $656.10 Lendable Amount: $5,904.90
And so on through system. When M1* is measured, and FRB totals checking account balances in entire system, original $10,000 deposit will have created a total of $100,000 in deposits system wide.
*M1 = First level of money supply = All currency held by public.
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That in its simplest form is how banks create money. Now considering how much money banks are making off of every dollar you deposit, does 0.01% or 0.25% interest rate you’re getting paid seem fair?
Not to me, but because general public is uninformed of this fact of life, banks and other financial institutions will continue to reap extraordinary profits from practically imaginary money.
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