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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by kgwgk on Sunday March 12, 2023 @02:21PM (#35124022)
> In relative terms yes, in absolute terms, they'd be lower.

Not really. The Loan-to-Deposit ratio is usually lower than one so if both double that means that deposits grow more than loans in absolute terms.

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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by tome on Sunday March 12, 2023 @02:29PM (#35124136)
Yeah, that's my misuse of the term "deposit" where I meant something like "total reserve amount".
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