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Banking
CMA03
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bank- | A financial institution that handles money for its customers. |
| Checks- | Commercial paper drawn on funds deposited and held in a bank account. |
| Drawer- | The depositor, the person writing the check. |
| Drawee- | The bank in which the drawer has money on deposit. |
| Payee- | The party to receive the money as directed by the drawer. |
| Negotiable Instruments- | The right to receive money on deposit can be transferred to someone else. |
| Endorsement- | The payee acknowledges the right to receive the money by signing the back of check. |
| Blank Endorsement- | The check has only the payee’s signature, thus making it payable to any bearer. |
| Restrictive Endorsement- | Directs how the check is to be made payable: e.g for deposit only, pay to the order of, etc. |
| Cashier’s Check- | Check signed by a bank official, that is directly drawn from a person’s account. |
| Counter Check- | A check the bank prepares as a substitute for a regular. |
| Money Order- | A kind of check that can be purchased at the post office as well as convenience stores. |
| Signature Card- | A document used to verify a depositor’s signature. |
| Deposit Ticket- | A printed bank form that identifies the money items placed into an account. |
| Dishonered Check- | A check the bank refuses to pay generally because of insufficient funds. |
| Overdraft- | Issuing a check without sufficient funds. Illegal in most states. |
| Postdated Checks- | Checks dated after the date it was written. |
| Check Stub- | Small form to the left of each check that contains space to record all relevant information about a check and checking account balance. |
| Check Register- | Information recorded in a booklet maintained with the bound checks. |
| Bank Statement- | A statement of account rendered to each depositor once a month by a bank. |
| Outstanding Checks- | Checks that have been written between bank statement periods. |
| Outstanding Deposits- | Funds entered in the account between bank statement periods. |
| Debits- | Amounts that have been deducted from the account between bank statement periods. |
| Credits- | Amounts that have been added to the account between bank statement periods. |
| Reconciliation- | The process of adjusting bank statement and check register balances to determine the true balance of the account. |
| Cancelled Check- | Checks that have been paid by the bank. |