When the Fed increases the reserve requirement it forces banks to increase the number of loans they make.

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The reserve requirement is the amount of total deposited funds that member banks are required to keep on reserve in their vaults. They are not permitted to loan or invest the entire amount of deposits that they hold. If the Fed raises the percentage reserve requirement, banks cannot loan as much money.

When the Fed Increases the Reserve Requirement It Forces Banks