When Edmond judged that Danglars and Villefort had overextended themselves financially, he came himself to the bank to order yet another investment—this time was a diamond mine.
Over the next few years, banks will also be required to build up their core financial reserves in an effort to reduce the risk of them overextending themselves by lending too much.BBC news.
But when he overextended himself with an attack on the cathedral city of Chartres in 911, Rollo's forces were given a bloody nose by the Frankish magnate Robert of Neustria.