Additional monetary base was not needed to convert checking deposits into cash.

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For example, a "single account" is one account category that includes deposits in checking, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts and time deposits such as certificates of deposit (CDs).

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Other options being considered are limiting check cashing and converting checking accounts into term deposits.

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