Lending to many types of customers to reduce default risk is called:
AAmortization
BDiversification
CSecuritization
DCapitalization
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Diversification
1. A bank lending only to one downtown area is exposed.
2. Diversification balances defaults.
3. A widespread recession still hurts.
_Source: OpenStax Principles of Macroeconomics for AP Courses 2e, Chapter 13, Money and Banking (CC BY 4.0)._
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