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Chapter 24 Civics

TermDefinition
Coins Metallic from of money such as penies, nickles, and dimes.
Currency Both coins and paper money.
Commercial Bank A financial institution that offers full banking services to individuals and businesses.
Saving and loan association Financial institution that traditionally loned money to people buying homes.
Credit Union Nonprofit services cooperative that accepts deposits, makes loans, and provides other financial services.
Central Bank An institution that lends money to other banks; also the place where the government does its banking business.
Federal Open Market Committee The most powerful committee of the Fed, because it makes the decisions that affect the economy as a whole by manipulating the money supply.
Monetary policy Policy that involves changing the rate of growth of the money supply in circulation in order to affect the cost and availibility of credit.
Discount Rate The interest rate the Fed charges on its loans.
Reserve A certain precentage of deposits that banks have to set aside as cah in their own vaults or as deposits in their Federal Reserve district bank.
Open Market Operations Puchase or sale of U.S. government bonds and Treasury bills.
Checking Account Ana ccount in which deposits money can be withdrawn at any time by writing a check.
Savings Account An account in which customers receive interest based on how much money they have deposited.
Certificate of deposit Timed deposit that states the amount of the deposit, maturity, and rate of interest being paid.
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