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Question
Using the liquidity preference framework, what will happen to interest rates if the Fed increases the money supply?
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B) a better method for the purchase of long-term savings products.
C) better at keeping customer information private.
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A) a put option.
B) a call option.
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D) a mortgage-backed security.
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B) could choose; were given the option
C) were required, could choose
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A) the creation of the FDIC.
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A) state banks be subject to the same regulations as national banks.
B) national banks establish branches in the cities containing Federal Reserve banks.
C) national banks join the Federal Reserve System.
D) state banks could not join the Federal Reserve System.
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B) it actually includes both banks and thrift institutions.
C) it is regulated by both state and federal governments.
D) it was established before the Civil War, requiring separate regulatory bodies for the North and South.
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The National Bank Act of 1863, and subsequent amendments to it,
A) created a banking system of state-chartered banks.
B) established the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
C) broadened the regulatory powers of the Federal Reserve.
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The belief that bank failures were regularly caused by fraud or the lack of sufficient bank capital explains, in part, the passage of
A) the National Bank Charter Amendments of 1918.
B) the Garn-St. Germain Act of 1982.
C) the National Bank Act of 1863.
D) Federal Reserve Act of 1913.
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Currency circulated by banks that could be redeemed for gold was called
A) junk bonds.
B) banknotes.
C) gold bills.
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The Second Bank of the United States was denied a new charter by
A) President Andrew Jackson.
B) Vice President John Calhoun.
C) President Benjamin Harrison.
D) President John Q. Adams.
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Because of the abuses by state banks and the clear need for a central bank to help the federal government raise funds during the War of 1812, Congress created the
A) Bank of United States in 1812.
B) Bank of North America in 1814.
C) Second Bank of the United States in 1816.
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The modern commercial banking system began in America when the
A) Bank of United States was chartered in New York in 1801.
B) Bank of North America was chartered in Philadelphia in 1782.
C) Bank of United States was chartered in Philadelphia in 1801.
D) Bank of North America was chartered in New York in 1782.
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________ within the U.S. can make loans to foreigners but cannot make loans to domestic residents.
A) Edge Act corporations
B) International Banking Facilities
C) Universal banks
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A) Latin America, the Far East, the Caribbean, and London.
B) Latin America, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and London.
C) Mexico, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and London.
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A) shareholders.
B) partners.
C) depositors.
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A) Federal Reserve
B) U.S. Treasury
C) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
D) U.S. Mint
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A) federally-chartered S&Ls
B) state-chartered S&Ls
C) financially troubled S&Ls
D) technically insolvent S&Ls
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A) universal
B) British-style universal
C) short-fence
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Bank loans from the Federal Reserve are called ________ and represent a ________ of funds.
A) discount loans; use
B) discount loans; source
C) fed funds; use
D) fed funds; source
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A) nonnegotiable; secondary
B) nonnegotiable; primary
C) negotiable; secondary
D) negotiable; primary
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Which of the following are reported as liabilities on a bank's balance sheet?
A) Discount loans
B) Reserves
C) U.S. Treasury securities
D) Loans
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Looking at the Net Interest Margin indicates that the poor bank performance in the late 1980s
A) was not the result of interest-rate movements.
B) was not the result of risky loans made in the early 1980s.
C) resulted from a narrowing of the gap between interest earned on assets and inters paid on liabilities.
D) resulted from a huge decrease in provisions for loan losses.
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All of the following are operating expenses for a bank except
A) service charges on deposit accounts.
B) salaries and employee benefits.
C) rent on buildings.
D) servicing costs of equipment such as computers.
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Duration analysis involves comparing the average duration of the bank's ________ to the average duration of its ________.
A) securities portfolio; non-deposit liabilities
B) assets; liabilities
C) loan portfolio; deposit liabilities
D) assets; deposit liabilities
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A) basic gap analysis.
B) the maturity bucket approach to gap analysis.
C) the segmented maturity approach to gap analysis.
D) the segmented maturity approach to interest-exposure analysis.
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If a bank has ________ rate-sensitive assets than liabilities, then ________ in interest rates will increase bank profits.
A) more; a decline
B) more; an increase
C) fewer; an increase
D) fewer; a surge