Задание 1 к тексту "Banking"

Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

 

  1. How do you understand the meaning of the word “banking”?
  2. What are the main functions of a bank?
  3. Do banks guarantee creditworthiness of their clients? Give your example.
  4. What types of banks do you know?
  5. What types of financial institutions do you know?
  6. What is the narrower and more common definition of a bank?
  7. How do we call an institution, which accepts transfers and creates deposits?
  8. What kind of depositary institutions do you know?
  9. What are the most frequent owners of the banks?

10. Explain the meaning of phrase “corporate form of ownership”?

11. Can private individuals own a bank?

12. What are the differences between corporate and noncorporate forms of ownership?

13. Are noncorporate banks found in the United States?

14. Why all countries subject their banks to government regulation and supervision?