$$ is an issue that occurs when people who do not pay for information take advantage of the information that other people have paid for.

Banks reduce the free$-$rider problem in information production by

A$.$ buying tradable securities with their depositors' funds.

B$.$ serving as an intermediary that holds mostly nontraded loans.

C$.$ making public, traded loans so other lenders can benefit from the inforr collected about the borrower.

D$.$ charging others for information about the financial condition of potential borrowers.

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