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Financial Lit Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Direct Deposit | -the electronic transfer directly from the payer to the recipient's account. |
Automated Teller Machine | -a machine that dispenses cash when an account holder inserts a bank card. |
Debit Card | -a card issued by a bank allowing the owner of the card to transfer money electronically to another bank account. |
Point of Sale Transaction | -a purchase by a debit card of a good service at a retail store or a restaurant. |
Commercial Bank | -a for-profit institution that offers a range of financial services. |
Savings and Loan Association | -a financial institution that traditionally specialized in savings accounts and mortgage loans. |
Credit Union | -a non profit financial institution that it owned by its members and organized to their benefit. |
Certificate of Deposit | -a savings alternative in which money is left on deposit for a stated period of time to earn a specific rate of return. |
Money Market Account | -a savings account that requires a minimum balance and earns interest that varies from month to month. |
Rate of Return | -the percentage of increase in the value of your savings from earned interest. |
Compounding | -the process in which interest is earned on both the principal and on any previously earned interest. |
Annual Percentage Yield (APY) | -the amount of interest that a $100 deposit would earn for one year. |
Overdraft Protection | -an automatic loan made to an account if the balance will not cover checks written. |
Stop-payment Order | -a request that a bank not cash a particular check. |
Endorsement | -the signature of the payee, the party to whom the check has been written to. |
Bank Reconciliation | -a report that accounts for the differences between the bank statement and a checkbook balance. |