Posts Tagged ‘bank accounts’

How many different types of bank accounts are there?

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

It’s pretty simple; once you’ve put your money in a bank, it usually lives in one of four types of accounts:

1. Checking – usually doesn’t earn interest, but the money is easy to access (like at the ATM or when you write a check)

2. Savings – earns a little bit of interest and is usually easily transferable to an attached checking account

3. CD – earns more interest than a savings account, but you agree not to take the money out for a set period of time

4. Money Market – earns more interest than a savings account, but the rate can fluctuate and there may be other account restrictions

It’s important to remember that these accounts are typically used to hold money you need today and the near future. If you have more money and are interested in earning greater return for the more distant future, talk to your financial advisor about other types of investments.

A Time Deposit is…

Friday, August 21st, 2009

A time deposit is a type of savings account from which you cannot withdraw funds before a specified date or without giving written notice of your intention to take out money. To compensate for this drawback, time deposits usually offer high rates of interest and extremely low risk.

Overdraft is…

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Overdraft is the amount of money withdrawn from a bank account that is greater than the amount deposited. So if you deposit $4,500, but you withdraw $5,000, you have an overdraft of $500.