Checking and Savings
Checking and Savings
Account
Account
Tools of Monetary Asset
Management
•Low-cost, interest-earning checking accounts (Type 1).
•Interest-earning savings account (Type 2).
Monetary Asset Management
Services
•Depository institutions.
Checking Account (Type 1)
•It can be accessed through checks anddebit card (ATM).
•It may or may not pay interest.
•Low fees are available at all depository
institutions.
Types of Checking Accounts
•Interest-earning checking account (alsocalled negotiable order of withdrawal or NOW).
•Tiered interest.
Minimum Balance
Requirements
•Most of the accounts have a minimum-balance requirement.
•Usually, interest earned is not paid for a
month when the account falls below the minimum.