Word: diverts
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...banks have had to sock away more and more cash into their reserves to account for their growing number of bad loans. That's caused earnings to plummet. With loans falling, reserve ratios - the measure of reserves to loans - are growing. That means banks will be able to divert less profit into those rainy-day accounts, which should boost bottom lines...