Selecting a Bank Answers

Downtown Bank offers a checking account. The bank charges a fee for overdrafts, monthly maintenance for balances below $300, out-of-network ATM withdrawals, and more than three money transfers in a month. What are three things you can do to avoid fees from a Downtown Bank checking account?

Anna is choosing a bank and a checking account. She would be well-advised to consider her personal needs and values in the analysis, not only the bank’s features.

Jessie wants to open a checking account to pay bills. She wants a starter book of checks, plus free online bill payment services. She analyzes the following statements of fees from Good Bank and Great Bank. Based upon past experience, Jessie expects to accidentally overdraft the account about 3 times per year, unfortunately all in the same month, due to unexpected charges and miscommunications. She expects no 2nd copies of statements, and to use network ATMs 4 times per month with either bank. Based on the tables of fees, which bank can be reasonably expected to cost Jessie the least amount in fees per year?

Steven is looking at banks for checking and savings accounts. Some offer home loans and others do not. Steven may need a home loan sometime in the next few years. But he wonders if he should really ask what kinds of loans the bank makes, because he is getting a checking account, not a home loan. Which statement below gives the best reason for Steven to consider loan availability in choosing a checking account?

Which of these is not a factor you need to consider when choosing a bank?

Jan wants to save a $2000 gift from her grandparents, and add $50 per month as emergency funds. She has narrowed her search for a savings account to 2 banks, Bank A and Bank B. Bank A pays a fixed rate of interest, and Bank B pays a variable rate, but both rates are currently the same. What advice would you give Jan about how to choose an account based upon her own needs?I. The fees and services will make a much bigger difference than the type of interest while your balances are small.II. The more that you expect to save, the more you should think about what effect the interest rates might have on your finances.III. Choose the variable rate, because no matter what the fees are, if it goes way up, you could become richer.

You are examining your choices of banks to open a new savings account. Costs include monthly maintenance fees and statement copy fees. Income can come from ___________.

Which of the following items may not be a good consideration in selecting a bank?

When choosing a bank, why might ATM availability be valuable to someone who values convenience over cost?

Ben is looking at banks for checking and savings accounts. Some offer car loans and others do not. Ben may need a car loan sometime in the next few years. But Ben wonders if he should really ask what kinds of loans the bank makes, because he is getting a checking account, not a car loan. Which statement below gives the best reason for Ben to consider loan availability in choosing a checking account?