Bank
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"A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain." --attributed to Mark Twain but not verified. |
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A bank is a financial institution and a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities, either directly by loaning or indirectly through capital markets. A bank links together customers that have capital deficits and customers with capital surpluses.
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