Understanding Financial Institutions and Services

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how a country makes and manages goods, services, and money

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economy

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businesses that provide money-related services; examples include credit unions, banks, and savings and loans

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financial institutions

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business that charges customers for money-related services

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bank

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financial institution owned by its members that provides many of the same services as a bank

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credit union

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money borrowed that must be repaid, usually with interest

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loan

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the study of governments, public processes, and the rights and duties of citizenship

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civics