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Chapter 15
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Management
Undergraduate 1
11/16/2008

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Term
Money must have...
Definition
portability, divisibility, durability, & stability
Term
Functions of Money
Definition
Medium of exchange, store of value, measure of worth
Term
M1: Spendable
Definition
Currency, Checks, & Checking Accounts
Term
M2: M1 + Convertible Money
Definition
Time deposits, money market mutual funds, saving accounts
Term
M3: M2 + Less Liquid Deposits
Definition
Large time deposits and sizable money market finds by large institutions
Term
Credit Cards
Definition
Credits are not money and are not included in M1, M2, or M3 when measuring the nation's money supply.
Term
Commericial banking
Definition
Companies that accept deposits that they may use for to make loans, earn profits, pay interest to depositors, and pay dividends to owners.
Term
Saving & Loan Association
Definition
Accept deposits, amke loans, and are owned by investors.
Term
Mutual Savings Banks
Definition
All depositors are owners of the bank, so all profits are divided proportionaly among depositor via dividends.
Term
Credit Unions
Definition
A nonprofit, cooperative financial institution owned and run by its members; promotes thrift.
Term
Non-profit Institutions
Definition
Unlike commerical banks, inflowing fund are intended for purposes other than earning interest for depositors.
Examples: Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, Finance Companies, & Securities investment dealers.
Term
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Definition
Preserves confidence in the financial system by supervising banks and insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions.
Term
Characteristics of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corportation
Definition
Commerical banks pay fees for membership in the FDIC.
The FDIC guarentees the safety of all deposits up tp $100,000.
The FDIC maintains the right to examine the activities and accounts of all member banks.
Term
The Fed: The Nation's Central Bank
STRUCTURE
Definition
Board of governors.
Reserve banks.
Member banks.
Term
The Fed: The Nation's Central Bank
FUNCTIONS
Definition
Banking for the government.
Banking for banks.
Controlling the money supply.
Term
The Fed: The Nation's Central Bank
FUNCTIONS
Definition
Banking for the government.
Banking for banks.
Controlling the money supply.
Term
Monetary Supply
Definition
The Fed manages the nations's economic growth by managing money supply and interest rates.
Term
Tools of the Fed
Definition
Reserve requirements.
Discount rate controls.
Open market operations.
Selective credit controls.
Term
Tools of the Fed
Definition
Reserve requirements.
Discount rate controls.
Open market operations.
Selective credit controls.
Term
Anti-terrorism Regulations
Definition
Bank Secrecy Act
USA Patriot Act...customer id program.
Debit Cards...allows the transfer of money between accounts & used with point-of-scale terminals.
Term
Smart Cards
Definition
Credit cards size plastic cards with an embedded computer chip that can be programmed with "electronic money"
Term
E-Cash
Definition
Money that moves via digital transmissions on the Internet, outside established network of banks, checks, and paper currency overseen by the Fed.
Term
Check 21
Definition
Allows bank to preent a substitute check for payment instead of the original check.
Term
Blink Credit Cards
Definition
A "contactless" payment system.
Term
Debit Cards
Definition
Allow the transfer of money between accounts.
Used with the point-of-scale terminals.
Term
World Bank
Definition
Provides a limited scope of financial institutions.
Term
Interantion Monetary Fund
Definition
Provides the stability of exchange rates.
Provides temporary, short term laons to member countries.
Encourages members to cooperate on international monetary issues and developement of a system for international payments.
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