he said there was plenty of reserves in banks, just few people who want to borrow
i understand that in our money system money is created through loans
are we in a 'credit crunch' because nobody wants to borrow?
why do governments call it a credit crunch if it is the lack of borrowing that is the problem?
Actually, it is that banks don't want to lend, people want to borrow, but banks will put lots of obstacles to give a loan. The government usually "solves" this problem by forcing banks to lend anyway.
If you have a profitable business or clean credit rating, there is plenty of credit available to you at low interest rates. However there are no profitable investments in sight. If you are a bubble business or subprime borrower, the banks no longer want to lend to you because the markets they used to sell your sucker debt to, the CDO markets, have blown up never to return.
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