tr8-Review Questions Chap 9- Review ques 17. Congress passed the Credit Card Accountability and Responsibility, and Disclosure Act in order to: A) ame: strict the fees imposed on credit card users. redit card users to reduce the use of their credit cards. B) C) require the sto provide credit cards to students and other customers with a low income. D) prevent banks from imposing a fee when transferring a balance from another credit card. 18. If a bank has $50 of rate-sensitive assets and $45 in rate-sensitive liabilities, and the interest rate falls from 5 percent to 3 percent, a bank's profits A) by fall; $0,10 B) rise; $0.10 C fall; $1.00 D) There is not enough information provided to answer the question. 19. You take a small loan to buy a new car; it's not a great car so you only need to borrow $2,500. What happens to the balance sheet of th m? Its assets decrease hy $2500 Its assets increase by $2500. Its reserves fall by $2500. D' A) B C) Its liabilities fall by $2500. 20. Banks often have to sell their loans at fire-sale prices: A) B) because they know more about the borrower than the institution buying the loan. when their assets exceed their net worth. because they wish to increase their profits. D) increase their borrowing from the Federal Reserve. 21. The largest liabilities held by banks are: loans A) B) C) securities. nontransaction deposits. vault cash D) 22. The increased use of credit cards has led to: A) an increased use of ATM cards decline in consumer loans. B) an increase in consumer loans. higher rates of inflation. C) D) 23. Overnight bank-to-bank loans are called: A) certificates of deposit. B federal funds. discount loans. C) D) overnight repurchase agreements. 24. Both the return on assets (ROA) and the return on equity (ROE) have the same numerator: off-balance-sheet income. A) B) profits. interest income. noninterest income. C D) 25. By law, banks are restricted to holding securities with A) risk, for example, low; junk bonds ow,Treasury bonds onds B) high; junk bonds D) 26. The cost to a bank of holding too many liquid assets is: A a very high reserve rate. interest lost on loans and holding securities. not having cash in the vault. D) Bl Cl leaving it exposed to default risk