Table : TABLE 18-1 How Banks Create Money
Currency in circulation Checkable bank deposits Money supply
First stage: Silas keeps his cash under his bed. $1,000 $0 $1,000
Second stage: Silas deposits cash in First Street Bank, which lends out $900 to Maya, who then pays it to Anne Acme. 900 1,000 1,900
Third stage: Anne Acme deposits $900 in Second Street Bank, which lends out $810 to another borrower. 810 1,900 2,710