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Old 04-10-2018, 11:27 PM  
rowan
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Originally Posted by Konda View Post
The Bank maintains a strong balance sheet with total equity including paid up capital and accumulated retained earnings in excess of US$26 million, a most recent reported regulatory capital ratio of 26.92%, and statutory liquidity ratio of 74.59%, such ratios significantly exceeding all statutory capital adequacy and liquid asset requirements. The liquidity challenges the Bank currently faces is truly a short-term one. As it progresses through this process, the Bank is confident that all its depositors, cardholders and creditors will be kept whole.
I'm no financial wiz but to me this sounds like they're operating in a fractional capacity, with a good portion of customer's funds tied up in profitable investments rather than just stored as 100% available cash. That's how a "Savings" bank can go broke.
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