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> banks no longer get to do 10-1 fractional reserve banking

Fractional reserve banking is pretty much an urban myth. Banks create money when they make commercial loans. The Bank of England explains it quite nicely here:

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/quarterly-...




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