4. A checking account differs from other bank accounts in that it often allows for numerous withdrawals and unlimited deposits, whereas savings accounts sometimes limit both. Checking accounts can include business accounts, student accounts and joint accounts along with many other types of accounts which offer similar features.
5. In exchange for the liquidity, checking accounts typically do not offer a high interest rate, but if held at a chartered banking institution will be FDIC guaranteed up to $100,000 per individual depositor.
6. A checking account may also be called a "demand account" or "transactional account". CHECKING ACCOUNTS
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8. Mortgages are also known as "liens against property" or "claims on property".
9. In a residential mortgage, a home buyer pledges his or her house to the bank. The bank has a claim on the house should the home buyer default on paying the mortgage. In the case of a foreclosure, the bank may evict the home's tenants and sell the house, using the income from the sale to clear the mortgage debt.MORTGAGES
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11. A few general guidelines for interest rates are:A larger principal should receive a higher interest rate, but may not. A longer term will usually receive a higher interest rate, except in the case of an inverted yield curve (i.e. preceding a recession) Smaller institutions tend to offer higher interest rates than larger ones. Personal CD accounts generally receive higher interest rates than business CD accounts. Banks and credit unions that are not insured by the FDIC or NCUA generally offer higher interest rates. CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT