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Banking Concepts
Parson - Chp 11 Banking Concepts
Question | Answer |
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External Controls | the measures and procedures provided outside the business to protect cash and other assets. |
Check | a written order from a depositor telling the bank to pay a stated amount of cash to the person or business named on the check. |
Checking Account | Allows a person or business to deposit cash in a bank and to write checks against the account balance. |
Depositor | a person or business that has cash on deposit in a bank. |
Signature Card | a card containing the signature(s) of the person(s) authorized to write checks on a checking account. |
Internal controls | Steps a business takes to protect cash (for example, limiting the number of persons handling cash). |
Deposit slip | a bank form listing the cash and checks to be deposited. |
drawee | the bank on which a check is written. |
drawer | the person who signs a check. |
Endorsement | An authorized signature written or stamped on the back of a check representing receipt and deposit or payment of check. |
Payee | The person or business to whom a check is written or a note is payable. |
Restrictive endorsement | a check endorsement that restricts or limits how a check may be handled (for example, "For Deposit Only"). |
Personal Banking Controls | controls put in place by a bank to safeguard a customer's money. |
bank statement | An itemized record of all the transactions in a depositor's account over a given period, usually a month. |
canceled checks | Checks paid by the bank and deducted from the depositor's account. |
Reconciling the bank statement | the process of determining any differences between a bank statement balance and a checkbook balance. |
Voiding a check | Canceling a check by writing the word "Void" across the front in ink. |
Bank service charge | a fee the bank charges for maintaining bank records and processing bank statement items for the depositor. |
Electronic Funds Transfer System | Allows banks to transfer funds among accounts quickly and accurately without the exchange of checks. |
NSF check | A check returned to the depositor by the bank because there are not sufficient funds in the drawer's checking account to cover the check. |
Outstanding checks | Checks that have been written but have not yet been presented to the bank for payment. |
outstanding deposits | Deposits that have been made and recorded in the checkbook but do not appear on the bank statement. |
Stop payment order | a demand by the drawer that the bank not honor a certain check. |