15. In making loans to a single customer, commercial banks are not restricted to a maximum percentage of their capital, i.e. there is not a limit on how a bank to lend to a single customer. a. True b. False 16. The opening of a commercial bank in the United States a. requires a charter from the city in which they plan to operate b. requires a charter from a state or the federal government. c. None of these is correct d. always requires a charter from the federal government. 17. Current bank regulations: a. set requirements for the maximum amount of equity that banks can hold. b. None of the other answers are correct. c. impose standards for how liquid the bank is. d. involve a trade-off between the safety of the bank and the efficiency of bank operations. 18. The Basel framework recommends that banks maintain capital in proportion to their: a. None of the other answers is correct. b. total assets c. risk-weighted liabilities d. risk-weighted assets 19. The potential risk that financial problems can spread through financial institutions and the financial system is referred to as risk. a. Duration b. Systematic c. None of the other answers is correct. d. Market 15. In making loans to a single customer, commercial banks are not restricted to a maximum percentage of their capital, i.e. there is not a limit on how a bank to lend to a single customer. a. True b. False 16. The opening of a commercial bank in the United States a. requires a charter from the city in which they plan to operate b. requires a charter from a state or the federal government. c. None of these is correct d. always requires a charter from the federal government. 17. Current bank regulations: a. set requirements for the maximum amount of equity that banks can hold. b. None of the other answers are correct. c. impose standards for how liquid the bank is. d. involve a trade-off between the safety of the bank and the efficiency of bank operations. 18. The Basel framework recommends that banks maintain capital in proportion to their: a. None of the other answers is correct. b. total assets c. risk-weighted liabilities d. risk-weighted assets 19. The potential risk that financial problems can spread through financial institutions and the financial system is referred to as risk. a. Duration b. Systematic c. None of the other answers is correct. d. Market