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Let's say Bank A loans $1000 to a customer. It creates a $1000 bank deposit in that customer's account. On the balance sheet it looks like this:
Bank A:
(Asset) Loan to customer of $1000
(Liability) Bank deposit in account of customer $1000
Bank A created the $1000 at will out of thin air. This is how it happens most of the time.
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Let's say Bank A loans $1000 to a customer. It creates a $1000 bank deposit in that customer's account. On the balance sheet it looks like this:
Bank A:
(Asset) Loan to customer of $1000
(Liability) Bank deposit in account of customer $1000
Bank A created the $1000 at will out of thin air. This is how it happens most of the time.