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When someone says a bank is solvent it means that the bank has enough cash on hand to meet demand deposits.
demand deposits are those that are not checking/debit accounts, or those accounts that allow you immediate access to your funds at any time.
Examples of none demand deposits are CD's, savings accounts, and money market accounts.
A bank is insolvent if they operate on a fractional reserve requirement for demand deposits, and there is a run on the bank (where those who hold accounts demand their money) and the bank is unable to pay their customers.
These days it is almost impossible to find a true solvent bank, because those that use their deposits beyond safe levels will be bailed out by central banks.
For more information regarding this topic, read
Money, Bank credit, and economic cycles - Jesus Huerta de Soto.
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