Suppose that a customer at Bank of America demands that $280,000 be transferred to a competing commercial bank because the competing commercial bank is offering higher deposit rates. What difficulty is Bank of America now dealing with and why are they dealing with this issue? Detail at least one way Bank of America can alleviate this problem. (Write an explanation in at least one paragraph.)

 

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Bank of America Federal Reserve Liabilities and Liabilities and Assets Stockholder's Equity Assets Stockholder's Equity Liabilities Liabilities $200,000 MBS $300,000 Deposits $40,000 Central Bank Reserves Stockholder's Equity Stockholder's Equity Bank of America Federal Reserve Liabilities and Liabilities and Assets Stockholder's Equity Assets Stockholder's Equity Liabilities Liabilities $200,000 MBS $300,000 Deposits $40,000 Central Bank Reserves Stockholder's Equity Stockholder's Equity

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Solution The Bank of America will face liquidity problem The banks are considered to be one of the m... View the full answer