can By increasing the interest rate it pays on bank reserves, the Federal Reserve the level of reserves banks are willing to hold, thereby bank lending. O A. increase; decreasing OB. increase; increasing OC. decrease; decreasing OD. decrease; increasing

Imagine that you are in the position of buying loans in the secondary market (that is, buying the right to collect the payments on loans) for a bank or other financial services company. Explain why you would be willing to pay more or less for a given loan If: The borrower has been late on a number of loan payments Interest rates In the economy as a whole have risen since the bank made the loan The borrower Is a firm that has just declared a high level of profits Interest rates in the economy as a whole have fallen since the bank made the loan

Calculate the equity each of these people has in his or her home: Fred just bought a house for 200,000 by putting 10 as a down payment and borrowing the rest from the bank. Freda bought a house for 150,000 in cash, but if she were to sell it now, it would sell for 250,000. Frank bought a house for 100,000. He put 20 down and borrowed the rest from the bank. However, the value of the house has now increased to 160,000 and he has paid off 20,000 of the bank loan.