Textbook: "Bank Management", Peter Rose. Chapter 1. Introduction to
Banking. source of credit, source of financing, debt, equity, financial
institutions, payment services, checking, check-writing services, bank
cards, debit cards, credit cards, loans, corporate loans, small business
loans, consumer loans, mortgage loans, installment loans, working
capital, working capital loans, definition of a bank, legal definition,
financial intermediary, commercial bank, money-center bank, community
bank, savings bank, cooperative bank, mortgage bank, merchant bank,
investment bank, international bank, wholesale bank, mutual funds, hedge
funds, pension fund, insurance, insurance company, accept deposit,
commercial loans, trade union, credit company, credit union, functional
definition of a bank, historical definition of a bank, banking roles:
intermediation function, savers, depositors, payment function,
risk-protection function, liquidity-provider services, credit, debit,
lender, borrower, creditor, asset, liability