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Financial Lit Vocab

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