A rumor starts that says a bank has suffered significant losses and may not be able to honor its promises to depositors. This causes most of the depositors to line up in front of the bank the next morning wanting to withdraw their deposits. This is an example of:

A. interest rate risk.
B. operational risk.
C. credit risk.
D. liquidity risk.


Answer: D

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