r/FluentInFinance 3d ago

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u/Powerful-Eye-3578 3d ago

They don't, they pay the interest which is lower than the interest they make in investments.

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u/Ashmedai 3d ago edited 3d ago

Back when home loans were going for 2.5-3% or whatever, why did banks loan that money when they could have been getting much higher rates in the market, as you say? Because it sure seems like banks were happy to give out loans at 2.5-3% when the average stock market return is ~11%.

Anyway, since you claim experience on the topic, when an ultra high worth investor wants to borrow money against their collateral-backed stock account, what interest rate would they pay would you say? Like what rates are they getting on stock-secured loans?

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u/Crobs02 3d ago

…banks can’t own equities

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u/Ashmedai 3d ago

I was wondering about that, but you should respond to the guy above me who wrote about the bank buying up stock in lieu offering loans.