Banking

How Banks Work

Commercial and retail banking, what a bank does with deposits, bank records, bank operations

86 questions · 14 topics
Why are French banks often closed on Mondays, and has that negatively affected entrepreneurship or business responsiveness in France?May 4, 2013BanksHow do banks know when to seal a safe deposit box after someone dies?May 4, 2013BanksAre ATM fees driven by actual technical costs or mainly used as profit centers by banks?Apr 7, 2013BanksWhy do banks maintain such a large number of physical branches?Apr 3, 2013BanksWhy do banks continue to maintain so many physical branches?Apr 3, 2013BanksWhich foreign banks operate branches in Charlotte, North Carolina?Mar 9, 2013BanksAre there foreign banks that operate branches in Charlotte, North Carolina?Mar 9, 2013BanksWhy do banks impose fees for placing a stop payment on a check?Feb 6, 2013BanksDo savings accounts come with routing numbers?Feb 6, 2013BanksWhy do banks charge fees for stop-payment requests on checks?Feb 6, 2013BanksDo savings accounts have routing numbers?Feb 6, 2013BanksCan U.S. bank account numbers include alphabetic characters?Feb 1, 2013BanksWhat else can banks do beyond financing to support growing businesses?Jan 9, 2013BanksBeyond lending, how else can banks support growing businesses?Jan 9, 2013BanksIf account balances aren’t tied to physical cash, what prevents digital manipulation?Jan 1, 2013BanksAre there studies analyzing the link between digital-to-traditional transaction ratios and retail banks’ operating costs?Dec 3, 2012BanksHow much cash is generally sitting inside ATMs at any given time?Nov 9, 2012BanksIs it normal for bank drafts to be held for a full week?Nov 1, 2012BanksWhen a reimbursement form asks for my bank’s address, which one should I provide if I use Bank of America?Sep 12, 2012BanksWhich U.S. retail bank offers the strongest international banking support?Sep 2, 2012BanksWhat is the purpose of writing “for deposit only” on a check when depositing it?Jun 11, 2012BanksWhat is the maximum amount of cash banks typically allow for deposits?Jun 8, 2012BanksWhat’s the maximum amount of cash you can deposit at a bank?Jun 8, 2012BanksWhat happens if a check is written for a negative amount and someone tries to cash it?Jun 7, 2012BanksWhat happens if you write a check for negative one dollar and someone tries to cash it?Jun 7, 2012BanksWhat happens if a cashier’s check is lost or destroyed before deposit?Mar 10, 2012BanksWhat costs do banks incur when a deposited check bounces?Mar 10, 2012BanksWhat happens if a cashier’s check is lost or destroyed before being deposited?Mar 10, 2012BanksWhat costs do banks incur when handling a deposited check that bounces?Mar 10, 2012BanksWhy do banks generally offer higher interest rates to personal customers than to business accounts?Feb 9, 2012BanksWhat happens to a bank account if the account holder dies and no one is aware of the account?Feb 9, 2012BanksWhy do banks offer higher interest rates to individuals than to businesses?Feb 9, 2012BanksWhat happens to a bank account if the owner dies and no one is aware of it?Feb 9, 2012BanksWhy do banks only make limited transaction history available online?Jan 8, 2012BanksWhy do banks restrict the amount of transaction history available online?Jan 8, 2012BanksWhat costs do banks face when dealing with a bounced check?Nov 10, 2011Banks