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A '''Bank''' is a financial institution which stores and lends money usually on both an individual and a corporate level.
==Depositing==
While banks can charge fees for services, mostly people depositing money in a bank will see the amount of that money increase due to [[interest rate]]s that the bank will pay. Popular avenues for storing money are in [[checking account|checking]] or [[savings account|savings]] accounts. Generally speaking checking accounts allow the writing of checks while savings accounts will not. Savings accounts will generally pay a greater interest rate.
Banks can also offer [[certificates of deposit]] where the money is tied up for a set length of time earning a set interest rate. Generally speaking, the longer the period of time the money is tied up, the greater the interest rate it will earn.
Some banks now also offer full service investing, where they will have a vendor come into the bank and offer access to [[mutual fund]]s and other investing opportunities that the banks themselves do not directly offer.
==Loans==
When banks make loans they charge a rate of interest to do so. That rate is usually higher than the rate they pay out for deposits. The most common form of loan is a [[home loan]], although banks can also make [[personal loans]] or provide [[home equity line]]s based upon the equity in a home after all loans against the property are subtracted. Loan availability and loan rates usually based upon yearly [[household income]] and [[credit score]]s.
==Insurance==
Although banks are not part of the government, in areas like the [[United States]] accounts with a bank are insured by the [[government]] up to a certain dollar amount.
[[Category:Economics]]