The reserve ratio is a key concept in fractional reserve banking and central bank policy, representing the proportion of a bank's deposits that it must hold in reserve, either in its vault or on deposit with the central bank.
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Bailouts, which are government-provided financial assistance to a failing company or industry, are a highly debated economic policy.
It describes a key aspect of maturity transformation, where financial institutions take in funds (borrow) for short periods and then lend out those funds for longer periods.