1. What are brokerage firms? A type of non-depository financial institution .
2. What are depository and nondepository financial institutions? How do they differ?
Depository institutions are those that receive their money from customer deposits.
Nondepository institutions are those that receive their money from other sources.
One of the major differences within the category of depository institutions is in the area of insurance.
3. What are credit unions?
Credit unions are nonprofit, member-owned institutions. Like banks, they are able to provide loans through deposits to checking and saving accounts.
4. What are demand deposit accounts?
You have the right to "demand" a withdrawal of the funds from the account at any time.
5. What are
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What are the pros and cons of U.S. savings bonds?
Often, bonds are issued by the government to raise money for specific projects, but corporations may issue bonds as well.
3. What are some of the problems that individuals might face if they use one of the "problematic" financial institutions?
The fees charged on their loans are higher than those from more traditional financial institutions. When an individual doesn't pay back the loan with the appropriate fees within the arranged time, the items that the person has pawned will then be placed for sale by the pawnshop. the check cashing outlet takes a percentage of the amount of the check (often 2 to 3 percent of the overall amount, although it can be higher). While some individuals may be forced to use these services because they don't have an account with another financial institution, most people are better off establishing an account with another financial institution to benefit from the often free services offered by banks and other institutions.
When an individual chooses to roll over the loan for another period, another service charge is placed on the amount. After a few of these rollover periods, the finance or service charge can be more than the amount of the original