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Banking & Finance - Banking Basics

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A type of financial institution; any organization that provides services related to money   Banks  
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Protecting money Lending money Issuing money (like the Federal Reserve Bank Does) Sending money from one place to another Keeping track of money Helping customers get more money Helping businesses find money   Functions of a Bank  
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Individuals Groups Stockholders   Owners of a Bank  
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Some countries banks are owned by the government   nationalization  
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Lending money at a higher interest rate than they pay depositors Providing services such as safe deposit boxes Charging fees of various kinds   How do Banks Make Money?  
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Details how the bank is to be operated and how it will be regulated. Issued by the federal and state governments   Charter  
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Customers can give their money to it (make a deposit) and then come back for their money later (make a withdrawal)   Depository Institution  
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a percentage of a bank’s funds that must be held separately to ensure that the money will be available when customers want to get their money from their accounts   Reserves  
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Provide services for consumers, such as deposit accounts, mortgage, auto and personal loans as well as credit cards   Retail Banks  
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No physical location or building, Customers do their business with the bank from anywhere they have an internet connection   Internet Bank  
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Focuses on business customers, providing bank accounts along with specialized services such as foreign exchange, investment services, and capital loans   Commercial Bank  
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Very Large, often international banks whose primary customers are businesses, other banks, and governments   Money Center Banks  
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provides investment services and banking services   Investment Bank  
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Oversees a country’s banking system, Government Established, Stabilizes a country’s money system, The US established the Federal Reserve System   Central Banks  
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one location, Usually found in small towns or rural areas, Serve the local customer   Unit Bank  
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Across a state or a few states in the same region, Usually specialize in retail banking and do not operate internationally, May be a member of the Federal reserve System, Typically classified as midsized based on bank activity   Regional banks or interstate banks  
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offices across the country, Charted by the Federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC, Do not have to follow state interest rate caps, All members of the Federal Reserve System   National Banks  
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A Computerize d Machine that provides a means of self-service banking   Automated Teller Machine  
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Also known as, home banking, allows customers to conduct financial transactions on a secure website operated by their bank   Online Banking  
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Allow for immediate money transfer from one person to another   Person-to-Person or Peer-to-Peer (P2P)  
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a computer software program loaded onto SmartPhones or tablets that let the user perform specific tasks   Apps  
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How banking is essential to economic growth   Expands the economy and provides jobs, income, investment returns, and tax revenues  
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Debit Card   also known as check card, allows bank customers to withdraw cash or pay for goods and services in stores or online  
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)   Protects depositors money up to $250,000 per account in the event of bank failure  
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Banker's Blanket Bond   Insurance to protect banks from robberies or employee theft  
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Loan Cycle   1. Bank uses deposit to make loan 2. Loan is used to purchase a car from dealership 3. Car dealership pays employee after sale of car 4. Car salesman purchases TV with paycheck 5. TV Store deposits their money into their bank  
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Financial Intermediary   An institution that acts as a go-between in financial transactions (facilitates money between savers and borrowers)  
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Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)   Electronic exchange of money from one account to another through computer-based systems (Debit card or ATM)  
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Automated Clearinghouses (SCH)   Electronic networks for financial transaction (60% handled by federal reserve)  
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