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development of modern banking
development of the banking system from the Civil War, and how banks have changed the economy
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Economics
12th Grade
11/24/2012

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thrift institutions
Definition
financial institutions that accepted the deposits of small investors but did not have demand deposits accounts (DDAs) until the mid-1970s.
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NOW accounts
Definition
a type of checking account that pays interest
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Saving and loan associations (S&L)
Definition
A depository  institution that invests the majority of its funds in home mortgages.
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Credit union
Definition
a nonprofit service cooperative that is owned by, and operated for, the benefit of its members.
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share draft  accounts
Definition
 Interest-earning checking account issued by credit unions
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creditor
Definition
a person or institution to whom money is owned
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Finanical assets
Definition
Claims on the property and the income of a borrower
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financial intermediaries 
Definition
Financial institutionsthat bring togater the funds that savers provide and lend to them others
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nonbank finanicial institution
Definition
non depository 
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