@jondwhite – The short answer

December 2025 Forums General discussion 100% reserve banking @jondwhite – The short answer

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@jondwhite – The short answer is you would not be able to, because your lending would stop once you had depleted your bank account. The same does not apply to the big banks which only keep a fraction in reserve in their accounts at the bank of England. They know that all their depositors or creditors are very unlikely to ask for all their money back at once.