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Commercial Banks
A business that provides financial services to personal and business customers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Commercial Bank | A business that provides financial services to personal and business customers. |
| Savings Account | This account is for customers who want to save money.Interest is paid each year on the amount saved and can be withdrawn or added at any time. |
| Current Account | This account is useful for customers who want to pay bills and other expenses on a regular basis.It is an account where we can put money that will be transferred regularly to other people. |
| ATM card | This card is given to each account holder so that they've 24 hours a day at any branch of any of the main banks.Example is Banklink (AIB). |
| 24 hour banking | This refers to telephone and internet banking and means that bank customers can carry out a range of banking services at any hour and day. |
| Night Safe | A metal drawer located in the wall of most bank branches. |
| Bank Overdraft | Permission from your bank to spend more money than you have. |
| Interest | As a reward for saving your money in the bank, the bank will add a small amount of money to your account each year. It is always a percentage of what you have saved. |
| Proof of Identity | This would include a licence, passport, student card, national age card. |
| Proof of Address | This includes a household bill, tax form, insurance policy. |
| Lodgement Form | Used to lodge money into an account. |
| Withdrawal Form | Used to withdraw money from an account. |
| Cashier | A bank employee who will stamp the form with a date,count the money and put their initials on it. |