Where a financial institution makes a loan commitment, the borrower, in drawing down on their loan commitment, causes increased cash flow needs by the DI to fund the loan commitments. There are three ways a DI can offset the effect of Asset-side liquidity risk such as drawing down of a loan commitment in all of the following sitiuations Except:

a. Reducing liquid type assets on their balance sheet such at T-bills by selling them.

b. Reduce balance sheet items such as retain earnings to the meet the minimum required capital levels.

c. Taking offsetting measures such as borrowing funds or even purchasing funds on the money market.

d. Reduce excess cash reserves to minimum levels required to meet reserve requirements based on the decision made by management independant of regulatory requirements.