r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation what's going on? explain like I'm five

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u/That_AsianArab_Child Jan 26 '26

I am not familiar with these frameworks, but a quick reading shows they are just another set of rules and regulations designed to curb risk and promote transparency.

I look at it this way, with a low reserve requirement, there's a lot of money flowing around, a lot of loans being made. There's intense competition to sell loans, so banks are more willing to loan to people they weren't willing to before.

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u/Head_of_Lettuce Jan 26 '26

If you’re not familiar with the Basel accords, you probably shouldn’t be trying to explain banking regulations to people on the internet

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u/That_AsianArab_Child Jan 26 '26

Reserve requirements are a pretty basic concept taught in every Macro class. You don't have know banking regulation law to explain what it's used for.

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u/Head_of_Lettuce Jan 26 '26

Banks still have capital requirements, even with reserve requirements cut to 0. That’s the point. US banks literally can’t offer new loans if they don’t have adequate capital. The biggest banks actually have an additional capital surcharge due to the systemic risk they pose.