The movement of funds from one place to another to seek a higher yield If money is moving out of bank accounts and into higher-paying instruments, such as government bonds, this movement can create a shortage of funds, or higher interest rates Back to Top
The private investment by individual of their own money in government bonds or corporate securities which created a scarcity of mortgage money Savings and loan associations and banks depend on the deposits of private investors for money to loan on mortgages
The movement of funds from low-yielding accounts like savings accounts into higher yielding investments like debt securities BACK TO TOP
1 The process of removing the middleman out of an economic transaction 2 The flow of funds out of banks or savings institutions to higher-yielding short-term investments
The practice of bypassing traditional distribution channels of intermediaries and linking buyers directly to sellers
The process of removing money from a financial intermediary in order to earn a higher yield somewhere else, usually with another financial intermediary Historically, disintermediation, through policy loans or surrendered policies, has been a major problem for life and health insurers during periods of economic depression and high inflation
The act of consumers/depositors withdrawing their savings from banks, savings and loan associations and similar institutions in order to invest these funds directly in stocks, bonds, money market funds and other investments Occurs when substantially higher yields than institutions can offer are available and easily accessible to consumers Reduce institutional funds available for loans, for example, mortgage money when disintermediation occurs with savings and loan associations
The process of individuals investing their funds directly instead of placing their savings with banks, savings and loan associations and similar institutions for investment by such institutions This bypassing of financial institutions occurs when proportionately higher yields are available on secure investments (such as high-grade corporate bonds, money market funds and government securities) than can be obtained on savings deposits
The movement of funds from low-yielding accounts like savings accounts into higher yielding investments like debt securities
The withdrawal of funds that were previously invested through financial intermediaries, so that they can be invested directly into financial markets Example: consumers take money out of banks and thrifts and invest it in money markets because of the higher interest rate