Total demand for loans by borrowers equals total supply of loans from lenders. The market, any market, clears at the equilibrium rate of interest or price.
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Automated Clearing House (ACH)
Automated Clearing House (ACH) A collection of 32 regional electronic interbank networks used to process transactions electronically with a guaranteed one-day bank collection float.
Check clearing
Check clearing The movement of a check from the depository institution at which it was deposited back to the institution on which it was written; the movement of funds in the opposite direction and the corresponding credit and debit to the involved accounts. The Federal Reserve operates a nationwide check-clearing system.
Clearing corporations
Clearing corporations Organizations that are affiliated with exchanges and are used to complete securities transactions by taking care of validation, delivery, and settlement.