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IT'S TIME FOR THE BIGGEST BANK OF ALL TO PRACTICE CUSTOMER SERVICE
Imagine that a friend with infinite resources gives you unlimited access to his bank account in exchange for a symbolic amount of interest, say 0.01 percent. Then imagine you can do as you please with the money, including lend it back to your deep-pocketed friend at a much higher rate of interest—and keep the difference as profit.