Financial Institutions
Savings Accounts
Checking Accounts
Parts of a Check
Avoiding Overdraft
100

By working with a financial institution, you'll begin to build a ______ with financial professionals. 

What is a relationship?

100

This is a secure place to keep your money to protect it for a future goal or an unexpected expense.

What is a savings account?

100

If you have the funds available, you can withdraw money by writing a check or using this.

What is a debit card?

100

This 10 digit number identifies your unique account.

What is an account number?
100

This occurs when you spend more money than you have available in your checking account.

What is an overdraft?

200

Credit Unions are owned by these people. 

What are members?

200

This account requires you to keep money in it for a fixed period of time called a term. 

Certificate of Deposit (CD)

200

A checking account differs from a savings account because of this. 

A checking account does not have a limit on withdrawals.

200

This line allows you to describe what you purchased or the reason for writing a check.

What is memo?

200

This is the best way to avoid overdrafting your checking account.

What is keeping an up-to-date budget?

300

By keeping your money with a financial institution, you'll have the peace of mind knowing your money is _____.

What is safe?

300

According to CNBC, over ___% of Americans do not have the savings to cover a $1,000 emergency expense. 

What is 56?

300

This document orders your financial institution to pay a specific amount of money from your account to another specified person.

What is a check?

300

This is the final item you should fill out when writing a check.

What is a signature?

300

You might be charged one of these if you overdraft your checking account.

What is a fee?

400

Banks operate with the goal of creating this for shareholders.

Profit

400

This is the first step when creating an emergency fund.

What is examine your spending?
400

This authorizes a financial institution to release the money to a payee on a check. 

What is a signature?
400

This number identifies the financial institution that issued a check. 

What is a routing number?

400

This allows you to keep track of your account balance while you are on the move. 

What is a mobile app?

500

This organization provides insurance for the funds held at a credit union.

What is the NCUA?

500

Most experts recommend keeping ______ worth of expenses in an emergency fund.

What is three months'?

500

Drawing a line through the remaining empty space on the written amount of a check prevents this.

What is changing the value?

500
You must first do this if you plan to cash or deposit a check written to you.

What is endorse it?

500

Maintaining one of these can help you avoid an overdraft.

What is a small cash cushion?

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