Commercial banks
What Commercial banks means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Institutions that accept retail deposits and provide loans to individuals and small-to-medium enterprises, creating credit through the deposit-lending cycle.
Institutions that accept retail deposits and provide loans to individuals and firms, and are integral to the everyday payments system.
Topics that use Commercial banks
- Commercial banks and investment banks (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Credit creation
- Financial intermediation
- Financial markets
- Investment banks
- Liquidity
- Liquidity vs Profitability
- Market participants
- Maturity transformation
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