WorksheetsSmart Savings Vocabulary Pre-Test
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is the term for: Payday loans, non-bank check cashing, pawn shops, etc.?
AFS (Alternative Financial Services)
Traditional Banking Services
Credit Unions
Investment Firms
What is the term for: Represents the rate of interest you are being paid on your savings over a year's time?
APR (Annual Percentage Rate)
Principal Balance
Minimum Payment
Credit Limit
What is the term for: Can be the same as APR unless the interest on your savings is applied more frequently than annually, such as every month?
APY (Annual Percentage Yield)
CD (Certificate of Deposit)
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
IRA (Individual Retirement Account)
What is the term for: Automated teller machine?
ATM
PIN
CPU
RAM
What is the term for: The amount of money you have in a bank account?
Balance
Deposit
Interest
Withdrawal
What is the term for: A physical customer service location, or 'branch', of a bank?
Brick-And-Mortar
Online Portal
ATM Kiosk
Mobile Banking
What is the term for: A method of savings offered by banks that comes with a fixed term (6 months to five years) and a fixed interest rate. The money cannot be withdrawn during the term unless penalties are paid to the bank?
Certificate of Deposit (CDs)
Savings Account
Money Market Account
Checking Account
What is the term for: Interest paid on your original deposit and on the interest it has earned. Can be applied once a year, quarterly, monthly, or even daily. The more frequently the higher your APY will be?
Compound Interest
Simple Interest
Fixed Deposit
Annual Percentage Rate
What is the term for: A financial institution owned by its customers, who are considered 'members' of the institution and operate much like banks, but for the benefit of their members as not-for-profit institutions?
Credit Union
Commercial Bank
Investment Bank
Payday Lender
What is the term for: A purchase card that pays for a transaction by deducting the cost directly from your bank account and can be used as an alternative to writing a check but should not be confused with a credit card?
Debit Card
Credit Card
Gift Card
Prepaid Card
What is the term for: A sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest?
Deposit
Withdrawal
Loan
Cheque
What is the term for: When your paycheck, transfer payment or refund are automatically deposited into your account?
Direct Deposit
Wire Transfer
Overdraft
Check Endorsement
What is the term for: The government agency that insures your bank accounts up to $250,000?
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
What is the term for: The central banking system of the United States, also called 'The Fed'?
Federal Reserve Bank
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Bank of America
What is the term for: A charge to the customer by the bank for a service such as overdrafting an account or using an ATM?
Fee
Deposit
Loan
Interest
What is the term for: Not having enough money in a checking account to pay the check or debit card or other transaction?
Insufficient Funds
Overdraft Protection
Direct Deposit
Credit Limit
What is the term for: A bank that does not have physical branches; all transactions with customers are done online?
Internet Bank
Central Bank
Retail Bank
Investment Bank
What is the term for: The amount of money paid to a customer by the bank for keeping the customer’s (savings) money, or the amount of money paid to the bank by the customer when the customer borrows (funds) money from the bank?
Interest
Deposit
Dividend
Premium
__________: A bank account shared by two or more people who are official signatures on the account.
Joint Account
Savings Account
Fixed Deposit
Current Account
__________: The amount of money required to be held in an account to receive a higher interest rate or avoid paying a service charge.
Minimum Balance
Overdraft Fee
Annual Percentage Rate
Withdrawal Limit
The ability to engage in bank transactions through your internet connected device, regardless of whether the bank has physical branches or not.
Mobile/Online Banking
ATM Banking
Cheque Deposit
Passbook Update
__________: The government agency that insures deposits at federal credit unions for up to $250,000.
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
__________: The amount of money required as a deposit when opening a new account.
Opening Deposit
Minimum Balance
Withdrawal Limit
Interest Rate
__________: Writing a check for more money than you have. Also known as bouncing a check. Also, can occur if a debit card is used to pay for an item without having sufficient funds in your account.
Overdraft
Deposit
Reconciliation
Endorsement
__________: The type or title of the account you have at a financial institution. You can have more than one account at a single bank depending on how it's titled, under your name, a joint account, an account with different beneficiaries, an account in the name of a trust, etc.
Ownership Category
Account Balance
Interest Rate
Deposit Limit
__________: The idea of dividing a year into "quarters" or once every 3 months. Usually indicates the last day of March, June, September, and December.
Quarterly
Annually
Biannually
Monthly
__________: Personal identification number (for use with ATM and debit cards)
PIN
PAN
TIN
SIN
__________: 72 divided by the interest rate will tell you how many years it will take your investment to double. 72 divided by the time you want your money to double will tell you what interest rate it will take to double your investment within that time.
Rule of 72
Law of 70
Power of 2
Interest Principle
__________: Using a financial institution's voicemail system to manage your account.
Telephone Banking
Online Banking
Mobile Deposit
ATM Withdrawal
__________: A mutual savings bank or a savings and loan institution; specializing in savings accounts and mortgages (loans to purchase a house). Thrifts often pay higher interest rates than banks.
Thrift
Credit Union
Commercial Bank
Investment Bank
__________: The act of taking money out of a bank account, or the amount of money taken out.
Withdrawal
Deposit
Transfer
Balance
