If some banks choose not to lend all of their excess reserves,the total amount of money created by an initial cash deposit will be smaller.

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Excess reserves are the reserves held by banks above the required reserve ratio. If some banks choose not to lend all of their excess reserves, less money will be created through the loan multiplication process, resulting in a smaller overall increase in the money supply.

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