Bank Reserves
Definition
- Bank reserves are banks' holdings which includes the money within their vaults and whatever money their central bank on account.
Synonyms
bank reserves
Related Terms and Acronyms
- Bank — Definition,
- An institution that acts as a financial intermediary by receiving money from depositors and lenders and also lending to borrowers.
- Chartered Banks — Definition,
- Financial institutions regulated under the Bank Act. Chartered banks are designated as Schedule I or Schedule II depending on their ownership.
- Conditional Reserves — Definition,
- Reserves that are considered liabilities.
- Legal Reserve — Definition,
- The legally mandated minimum amount of money an insurer must keep liquid in order to satisfy its obligations to policyholders.
- Loss Reserve — Definition,
- A reserve of money and liquid assets set aside by an insurer for the payment of claims that have been submitted but have yet to be paid out.
- Reserve — Definition,
- Money retained for some future use.
- Valuation Reserve — Definition,
- A financial reserve kept by an insurer in case a liability is larger than expected or an insurer's investments or assets are overvalued.
- Voluntary Reserve — Definition,
- A reserve kept by an insurer for future claims that is larger than is required by government regulations.
