Question

Identify each statement as either true or false.

 

In the United States, banks keep the entire value of all customer deposits in the bank vault to meet customer withdrawals. 

Banks typically loan out a portion of customer deposits. 

Bank runs occur when many customers attempt to withdraw deposits from a bank at the same time and the bank is unable to pay all customer withdrawals.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) protects bank depositors from bank failure. 

The fractional reserve banking system requires all banks to keep the total value of customer deposits in their vaults to prevent bank runs.

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