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Chapter 24 Vocab
Money and Banking
Term | Definition |
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Coins | Metallic form of money such as pennies, nickels, and dimes |
Currency | Both Coins and paper money |
Commercial Banks | A financial Institution that offers full banking to individuals and businesses |
Savings and Loan Associations | Financial Institutions that traditionally loaned money to people buying homes |
Credit Unions | Nonprofit organizations that accepts deposits and makes loans |
Central Bank | An institution that loans money to other banks |
Federal Open Market Committee | The most powerful committee of the fed |
Monetary Policy | Policy that involves the changing rate of money and supply in circulation |
Discount Rate | The interest rate the fed charges on its loan |
Reserve | A certain percentage of deposites that banks have to set asside as cash in their own vaults or for the federal reserve |
Open Market Operations | Purchase and sale of US treasury bills or bonds |
Checking Accounts | An account which deposited money can be withdrawn at any tie by writing a check |
Savings Accounts | An account in which customers receive interest based on how much money on people to buying homes |
Certificates of Deposite | Timed deposit that states the amount of the deposit, maturity and rate of interest is being paid. |