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What is Fractional Reserve Banking?

Fractional Reserve Banking is how Banks grow economies through Lending and funding business operations.

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Jun 10, 2023
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The other few avenues to raising money for businesses are VCs or investment pools, Crowdfunding, or angel investors in exchange for equity.

Fractional Reserve Banking

The majority of Banking Revenue comes from interest on loans and fees associated with those loans. Regulations allow banks to lend 90% of customer deposits to other customers for profit. The…

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