There's no way to "narrow" the definition of fractional reserve banking, because the definition is simply holding a fraction of deposits in reserve. The only thing that is variable is the fraction that is held in reserve.
"Loaning out long-term savings," doesn't require fractional reserves at all! If you make a long-term deposit in savings, the bank can loan it out during the term of the deposit. In fact, the length of the deposit is irrelevant. A bank can loan out any deposit for any length of time agreed upon, and pay a share of the interest to the depositor - all without fractional reserve banking.
Comment: There's only one type of fractional reserve banking!
There's only one type of fractional reserve banking!
There's no way to "narrow" the definition of fractional reserve banking, because the definition is simply holding a fraction of deposits in reserve. The only thing that is variable is the fraction that is held in reserve.
"Loaning out long-term savings," doesn't require fractional reserves at all! If you make a long-term deposit in savings, the bank can loan it out during the term of the deposit. In fact, the length of the deposit is irrelevant. A bank can loan out any deposit for any length of time agreed upon, and pay a share of the interest to the depositor - all without fractional reserve banking.
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