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a policy of expanding a central bank's balance sheet that focuses on the mix of loans and securities that it holds and on how this composition of assets affects credit conditions for households and businesses.
A  method of making credit more available to individuals and businesses by changing the composition of the assets of the [[central bank]] towards less [[Liquidity|liquid]] and riskier private sector assets. Unlike [[quantitative easing]], it may be done without expanding the [[money supply]].

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Credit easing [r]: A method of making credit more available to individuals and businesses by changing the composition of the assets of the central bank towards less liquid and riskier private sector assets. Unlike quantitative easing, it may be done without expanding the money supply.