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Financial Institutions

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Garret family wants to take advantage of their state's

_______________ to pay for their child’s college tuition.

a)

CD

b)

529 plan

c)

Roth IRA

d)

traditional IRA

2.

Choose two answers.


Jeff wants to open a basic savings account. He should go to which two types of financial institutions to open the account.

a)

a financial services company

b)

a commercial bank

c)

an insurance company

d)

a trust company

e)

a credit union

3.

Which financial institution is owned by its members?

a)

financial service company

b)

savings and loan association

c)

commercial bank

d)

credit union

4.

Which financial institution offers high-risk loans?

a)

financial service company

b)

savings and loan association

c)

commercial bank

d)

credit union

5.

Which financial institutions provides home mortgages?

a)

financial service company

b)

savings and loan association

c)

commercial bank

d)

credit union

6.

Which financial institutions offers checking accounts?

a)

financial service company

b)

savings and loan association

c)

commercial bank

d)

credit union

7.

Which two features does a basic savings account have?

a)

allows money

transfers

b)

offers a higher

interest rate

c)

allows ATM

withdrawals

d)

has a maturity date

8.

Which two features does a CD (certificate of deposit) have?

a)

allows money

transfers

b)

offers a higher

interest rate

c)

allows ATM

withdrawals

d)

has a maturity date

9.

Which would be the best retirement savings option for a 40-year old engineer whose employer offers a five percent contribution match?

a)

IRA

b)

401(k)

c)

basic savings account

d)

money market account

10.

The FDIC ruled that a company had violated the FTC Act. What penalty can the company expect?

a)

criminal charges

b)

merger with another financial institution

c)

a fine

d)

closure of operations

11.

What are high-risk loans?

a)

loans that are given for risky home properties

b)

loans that are provided by commercial banks

c)

loans that are given to consumers with bad credit

d)

loans that are invested in high-risk stocks

12.

What is a minimum balance when it comes to account requirement?

a)

minimum dollar amount that can be withdrawn from an account

b)

minimum dollar amount needed for the account to be tax free

c)

minimum dollar amount that can be automatically withdrawn

d)

minimum dollar amount that can be in an account

13.

Which is the best investment option for a person who wants to make a long-term, tax-free investment?

a)

money market account

b)

401(k)

c)

traditional IRA

d)

Roth IRA

14.

What is the purpose of tax-deferred retirement accounts?

a)

to level high taxes on a consumer at retirement age

b)

to collect taxes during retirement at higher rates

c)

to encourage consumers to invest money before it is taxed

d)

to trick consumers into investments that will incur fines and penalties