1. Banking Today
In this lesson, students will be able to identify important terms concerning banking.
Students will be able to identify and/or define the following terms:
M1 and M2
Principal
Interest
Default
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2. The money supply is all the money available in the United States.
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3. M1 The money supply consists of M1 and M2.
M1 is money that people can easily use to pay for goods and services.
Cash and checks are examples of M1.
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4. Checks are examples of M1. M1 has liquidity. Liquidity means it can be
used easily as money.
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5. M2 M2 consists of M1 and several other assets.
M2 includes savings accounts and mutual funds.
These assets must be converted to cash before they are used.
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6. A bond must be converted to cash
before it can be used.
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7. Interest
When money is deposited in a bank, the customer receives interest on the money.
A person who borrows money must pay interest.
Interest is the price of borrowed money.
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8. Interest is the price of borrowed money.
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9. Default
When a person fails to pay back a loan, he has defaulted on the loan.
Defaulting on a loan leads to bad credit and higher interest rates in the future.
By defaulting, a person ruins his reputation for repaying a loan.
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10. Defaulting on a loan leads to bad credit
and higher interest rates in the future.
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11. Principal and Interest
There are two parts to any loan: principal and interest.
The principal is the actual amount borrowed.
The interest is the money a customer pays above the principal for the opportunity to borrow money.
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12. A mortgage is a loan on real estate.
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13. By learning the language of banking, a person makes better choices.
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14. Questions for Reflection:
What is the money supply?
How does M1 differ from M2?
Provide an example of an object that has liquidity.
Why does it harm a person to default on a loan?
What does a loan consist of?
How does principal differ from interest?
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