2. Federal Reserve System
ο Supervises and regulates member banks and helps
banks serve the public efficiently
ο They hold reserves
ο Clearing checks in different cities: Paying of checks
among different banks in different cities
3. The Way the Banking System
Works
ο Build Homes
ο Start New Businesses
ο Plant Crops
ο Finance Educations
ο Buy Goods
ο Pave Streets
ο Invest for Retirement
ο Build Hospitals
ο Buy New Business Equipment
4. Commercial Bank
ο It is the most common way for a bank to be organized
ο They are often called full service banks because they
offer a wide variety of financial services
ο Examples: Savings Department, Trust Department and
Real Estate Department
5. Credit Union
ο User-owned, not-for-profit, cooperative financial
institution
ο Examples: When a person deposits money and The
National Credit Union Administration
6. Four Factors that go into deciding
which Bank to Use
ο Safety
ο Convenience
ο Fees and Charges
ο Restrictions
7. Popular Banks in North Carolina
ο Bank of America
ο Wachovia
ο Bank of North Carolina
ο Sun Trust
8. Electronic Banking
ο Use of computers and other technology for banking
activities
ο EFT is useful because it allows the customer many
financial services
9. Credit Card vs. Debit Card
ο Credit Cards are borrowing from the bank to pay later
ο Debit card or a cash card is used for ATM transactions
ο Banks would prefer you use a debit card
10. Automatic Bill Payment
ο Requires a bank customer to authorize preset amounts
of monthly expenses
ο It is useful because the bank deducts the payments
from your account and transfer them to the
appropriate companies
11. Service Charge and Bank
Reconciliation
ο Banks have to take money in order to make their
money
ο Fee a bank charges for handling a checking account
ο Bank ReconciliationβDocument created to show how
the two balances were brought into agreement
12. Stop Payment Order and Stored
Value Card
ο Written notice that tells the bank not to pay a certain
check
ο Stored Value CardβPrepaid cards for phone services,
transit fares, highway tolls, laundry service and school
lunches are common. You can recharge with an
additional amount
13. Signature Card
ο Opening your checking account starts with signing a
signature card
ο It verifies your signature