Question 9 • * HSA 26-27 Economics
When a bank approves and issues a loan, it typically credits the borrower’s account with newly created deposit money. The borrower can then spend that money, adding to the money circulating in the economy. Opening a savings account moves or holds existing funds; buying stock or property is an investment, not the clearest example of a bank creating new money through lending.
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