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Re:Starting an Airline by nerfhammer on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @01:31PM (#6439368)
banks don't normally use the fed discount window to finance ordinary loan activity.
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Re:Starting an Airline by ianstallings on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @02:47PM (#6439895)
But they do use it as a reserve that is the basis for said loans. After all, they wouldn't have any money if it didn't come from the Fed, or another central bank, originally.
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