One Way for a Bank to Reduce Interest Rate Risk

One way for a bank to reduce interest rate risk is by making

A) long-term, fixed-rate loans while issuing short-term, variable-rate liabilities.
B) short-term, variable-rate loans, while issuing long-term, fixed-rate liabilities.
C) long-term, adjustable-rate loans while issuing short-term, variable-rate liabilities.
D) short-term, fixed-rate loans while issuing long-term, variable-rate liabilities.