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excess reserves
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Excess reserves
Amount of reserves held by an institution in excess of its reserve requirement and required clearing balance. Also see reserves.
Excess reserves
Actual reserves that exceed required reserves.
excess reserves
The reserves held by banks and thrifts in excess of what is required by the Federal Reserve. Large excess reserves indicate a potential for credit expansion and reduced interest rates that could prove beneficial to the security markets. Conversely, small excess reserves indicate reduced possibilities for credit expansion and a relatively tight monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. Compare required reserves.
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At a five percent reserve requirement, a one-million dollar excess reserve allows a bank to extend twenty million dollars in new credits.
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