Multiple Choice
Since the 1930s, following banking crises, if financial institutions are not able to borrow in private credit markets:
A) the Federal Reserve takes a laissez-faire attitude, allowing market forces to determine which institutions will survive.
B) the Federal Reserve may act as a lender of last resort.
C) the U.S. Treasury may make short-term loans to them.
D) they are not allowed to engage in maturity transformation until their financial condition improves.
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q175: The banking panics in 1873 and 1893
Q176: In a severe financial crisis, if the
Q177: The threat of a second European financial
Q178: To put an end to the bank
Q179: Most of a bank's short-term liabilities are:<br>A)loans
Q181: Following the banking crises of the 1930s,
Q182: The asset bubble in commercial real estate
Q183: Long-term unemployment is measured by the percentage
Q184: By acting as a lender of last
Q185: The 2008 financial crisis made it clear