Banking: How Banks Work & How Money Is Created

Course Description

A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities including a central bank, a commercial bank, or a savings bank.

Because of the important role depository institutions play in the financial system, the banking industry is generally regulated with government restrictions on financial activities by banks varied over time and by location. The videos in this online video tutorial by Khan Academy will provide you with an overview of how banks work and how money is created.



01: Introduction 02: A Bank's Income Statement 03: Fractional Reserve Banking
04: Multiplier Effect and the Money Supply 05: Introduction to Bank Notes 06: Bank Notes and Checks
07: Giving Out Loans Without Giving Out Gold 08: Reserve Ratios 09: More on Reserve Ratios (Bad Sound)
10: Introduction to leverage (Bad Sound) 11: A Reserve Bank 12: Treasuries (Government Debt)
13: Open Market Operations 14: Fed Funds Rate 15: More on the Fed Funds Rate
16: Why Target Rates Vs. Money Supply 17: What Happened to the Gold? 18: Big Picture Discussion
19: The Discount Rate 20: Repurchase Agreements (Repo transactions) 21: Federal Reserve Balance Sheet
22: Fractional Reserve Banking Commentary 1 23: FRB Commentary 2: Deposit Insurance 24: FRB Commentary 3: Big Picture
25: LIBOR    




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