Financial Organization and the Economic System

agencies amount assets bank notes bankers banking institutions banking system bills of exchange bimetallism bonds borrowing branch banking brokers capital cash cent certificates chapter checks coins collateral commercial banks commercial paper commodities corporation credit instruments credit operations currency demand deposit account depositors deposits depreciation depression discount discussion dividends economic enterprise Federal Reserve banks Federal Reserve notes Federal Reserve system financial institutions fiscal foreign function funds gold standard houses important income increase individual indorsement industrial investment banking investors involved issue liabilities liquid loans member banks ment million dollars monetary Moreover mortgage national banks obligations organization payable payment period production profits promissory notes purchase purpose ratio real estate received regulations result savings banks securities sell short-term silver sold speculative Stock Exchange tion trade transactions Treasury trust company types underwriting usually volume