• xthexder
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    3 hours ago

    What the fuck, who changed that? Seems like a horrible idea.

    • balsoft@lemmy.ml
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      2 hours ago

      The Fed Board, apparently: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/reservereq.htm

      After reading through that page and the FAQ, I think it’s because the banks should now be compelled to held reserves because Fed pays them a reasonable interest (close to what they would get if they give a very low-risk loan) on them, rather than it being a strict requirement. I don’t know enough about economics to have an opinion on whether it’s a good idea, but I feel like it’s not too horrible? Like, maybe it makes some shitty banks even more susceptible to bank runs, but that’s the reality of fractional reserve banking in general.