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Two financial institutions are facing different funding issues. Bank A, a mid-size regional bank, is concerned that it has a shortfall in legal reserves for the day and is seeking an alternative to address this shortfall. Bank B, a small community bank, on the other hand, has recently experienced a much greater than anticipated shortfall in long term certificates of deposit (CD) renewals due to fierce local competition for retail deposits. Bank B has traditionally used stable CDs to fund its home mortgage portfolio. What is the most appropriate funding response of each of these two institutions considering timing and the availability of non-deposit funds?