| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - that is, borrow more for themselves to invest in assets such as loans and securities against the smaller basic capital. but in a financial crisis, the more highly leveraged the bank, the more vulnerable is because there is too little capital to absorb the loss. creditors then lose confidence and the creditor run occurs, and the crisis begins. the fallout of such circumstances is always a recession
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