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Aefyns t1_jabjtz0 wrote

You deposit money.

They loan your money out.

The interest is their profit.

The government insures banks via FDIC. Lots of regulations on how to do all this but essentially this is the gist.

TL;DR Banks loan out your money to other people. Other people pay the bank to use your money.

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