Since savings banks have to use short-term deposits to

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Since savings banks have to use short-term deposits to finance long-term fixed-rate mortgage loans, they sometimes lose money when there is a rise in short-term rates and, on the other hand, they are unable to raise the rates on their mortgages.
(A) when there is a rise in short-term rates and, on the other hand, they are unable to raise
(B) when short-term rates rise and they are unable to raise
(C) when a rise in short-term rates occurs and, correspondingly, there is no rise possible in
(D) with a rise in short-term rates, and they are unable to raise
(E) with short-term rates on the rise and no rise possible in

bipolarbear · Answer

It took me a while to understand what part of the question needed to be changed... can you please underline it? However I also agree that it is B.

lahoosaher · Answer

Since savings banks have to use short-term deposits to finance long-term fixed-rate mortgage loans, they sometimes lose money  when there is a rise in short-term rates and, on the other hand, they are unable to raise  the rates on their mortgages.
(A) when there is a rise in short-term rates and, on the other hand, they are unable to raise
(B) when short-term rates rise and they are unable to raise
(C) when a rise in short-term rates occurs and, correspondingly, there is no rise possible in
(D) with a rise in short-term rates, and they are unable to raise
(E) with short-term rates on the rise and no rise possible in

snoor · Answer

B.

What is the source of this question?

dtaneja · Answer

OA is "B" thanx

Neochronic · Answer

for a moment i considered E as a contender but later discarded it as the sentence starts with sometimes they lose money....so when is required to relate to that time..

tarek99 · Answer

can someone please explain why option B is correct? we have an independant clause right after "and", yet we don't have a comma before "and." can someone please explain how come that's considered fine? I've always understood that intependant clause that follows "and" must have a comma before "and."

bipolarbear · Answer

They don't have to follow a comma. I'm writing this sentence and you will read it later. <- no comma!

Since savings banks have to use short-term deposits to

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