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CHAPTER 4Banking Services:Savings and Payment Services
Overdraft fees now average $35 per transaction. That was $31.5 billion in 2012, up from $30.8 billion in 2011.
-- abcNews, Center for Responsible Lendinghttp://abcnews.go.com/Business/banks-raking-profits-overdraft-fees/story?id=17408954&singlePage=true
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Types of Financial Institutions Deposit type financial institutions
Commercial banks are corporations that offer a full range of services including checking, savings, and lending Insured by FDIC
Credit unions are user-owned and nonprofit Hence their fees are usually lower than banks and
the rates they pay are usually higher than banks Insured by NCUA/NCUSIF
Discussion: Are there any significant differences between banks and credit unions? Is your money safe?
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Types of Financial Institutions Non-deposit type financial institutions
Investment companies offer money market mutual funds. You can write checks on your account (More about money markets when we get to investments)
Post office, convenience stores offer money orders Check-cashing outlets charge 1% to 3% or more to
cash a check A bank or credit union will cash your checks for free
Pawnshops make loans on possessions (60%?!) Loan-Until-Payday companies (244%?! 400%!)
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Where do you see the most check-cashing outlets, pawnshops, loan-until-payday companies, etc.?
4 Which type of financial institution do you use?
A. Commercial bank
B. Credit union
C. Other (check cashing, post office, etc.)
D. I do not have any money so I do not need one!
Discussion: Why and how do people choose one financial institution over another?
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On-line banking Banking through the telephone, personal
computer, and other on-line services Access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
ATM is your teller if you need cash or want to deposit money
Privacy and security are concerns Do you allow your browser to store your
password? Do you have a strong password?
Why are financial institutions pushing these services?Some banks (example: HSBC) are attracting Internet-only
customers with very high yields on their savings accounts. What is their motivation to do this?
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Types of Financial Accounts Savings accounts
Savings accounts (banks, a.k.a. passbook saving accounts) Share accounts (credit unions, a.k.a. savings accounts) Certificates of Deposit (CDs) – Shop around!
Payment accounts Checking accounts (banks) Share draft accounts (credit unions, a.k.a. checking) NOW accounts (Negotiable Order of Withdrawal)
Checking account that earns interest (negligible) Overdraft Protection?
For checks? Yes, get it. Link it to your savings account For debit cards? No way! Must now “opt-in”
Careful – compare costs. How much is it?
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Money market Money market account (bank or credit union)
Insured! Money market mutual fund (mutual fund company)
Not Insured! (but still very, very safe)
Trust accounts – FBO (usually for minors or the aged)
Asset Management Accounts – Through brokerages Very high class! Usually around $100+ per year
Club accounts “Christmas Club” “Vacation Club”
Tanda? – Cundina? – Paluwagan?
(continued)Types of Financial Accounts
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The number of electronic payments now far exceeds the number of paper check payments Many Millenials don’t even have (or want) a checkbook
Types of checking accounts Regular
Usually have a monthly service charge Activity account
Charge a fee for each check written Some have both types of fees! No-fee checking accounts have been the norm but
that is currently changing Banks need to make up for the fees they are losing
because of the recent changes in the banking laws
Selecting Payment Methods
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Other Payment Methods Certified check
Personal check with guaranteed payment Cashier’s check
Check of a financial institution you get by paying the face amount plus a fee
Money order Purchase at financial institution, post office, store
Traveler’s check Each check must be signed twice Electronic traveler’s checks – prepaid travel card
with ability to get local currency at an ATM Much less popular than they once were
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Other Payment Methods Electronic cash
ATM Point-of-sale transactions Stored-value cards
For long distance, tolls, library fees Smart cards – not linked to your bank account
Were supposed to replace cash Never really caught on
Gift cards Internet payments – PayPal, Yahoo!, etc.
Credit cards
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A computer terminal that allows customers to conduct banking transactions Debit card or cash card activates transactions Linked to a bank account – Requires a PIN Liability if debit card is lost or stolen
To reduce ATM fees you can... Compare ATM fees before opening an account Use your own bank’s ATM when possible Withdraw larger cash amounts as needed Use personal checks, traveler’s checks, credit
cards, and pre-paid cash cards when traveling
Automated Teller Machines
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Evaluating Savings Plans Rate of return or yield
Percentage increase in value due to interest Compounding - interest on interest
Annually, semiannually, quarterly, daily Annual Percentage Yield (APY) After-Tax Rate of Return
(1 – Marginal-Tax-Rate) x Rate-of-Return (1 – 25%) x 4% = 0.75 x .04 = 0.03 = 3% So even if you are earning 4%, after you pay the
taxes on the interest you earned, you are actually earning only 3%
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What is “Truth in Savings?” Requires disclosure of...
Fees on deposit accounts The interest rate (a.k.a. the nominal rate) The Annual Percentage Yield (APY)
Establishes rules for advertising accounts Sets formulas for computing the APY Interest must be compounded on the full
principal amount in the account each day The bank can put a hold on your money but it still
must pay you any interest you deserve
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Check Reconciliation More than half Americans do not reconcile
their checkbook balances Check Register
Keep it current! Write every transaction down – Immediately!
Keep an electronic register and a written one Bank Statement Check reconciliation forms Check register spreadsheet Quicken, etc.
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Okay, ‘fess up!
Do you reconcile your checking account balance?
A. I balance it to the penny
B. I have a pretty good idea of the accuracy
C. Nope – I never reconcile it
D. As long as there are more checks in my checkbook, what do I have to worry about?
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Check Reconciliation
When you get the monthly bank statement… Record cleared checks Identify outstanding checks Record deposits confirmed Identify deposits in transit Look for transactions that were left out of the
check register Reconcile!
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Let’s try an example…