Banking and Financial Institutions

the number a bank gives to an individual account

• phone number

• account number

• routing number

a handwritten document used to pay for purchases using funds in a personal checking account

• deposit slip

• debit card

• check

A personal record book used to keep track of all transactions in your checking account

• passbook

• deposit slip

• check register

a card (usually plastic) that enables the holder to withdraw money or to have the cost of purchases charged directly to the holder's bank account

• credit card

• debit card

• social security card

A slip of paper kept by the bank to show how much money you put into your account

• deposit slip

• withdrawal slip

• receipt

a term used to indicate that the writer of the check did not have enough money to cover the check

• withdrawal

• insufficient funds

borrowed money that must be repaid with interest

• loan

• credit card

• advance

a bank account that earns interest

• checking account

• loan

• savings account

A booklet given by the bank to the depositor to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest earned on a savings account

• passbook

• check book

• bank book

to write a signature on the back of a check

• deposit

• endorse

• pay