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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Chapter 1An Overview of the Changing Financial-Services Sector Fill in the Blank Questions1._ is a traditional service provided by banks in which the banks store the valuables of their customers and certify their true value. Answer: Safekeeping of valuables 2.The fact that financial ins
2、titutions make loans based on confidential information is the _ theory of banking. Answer: delegated monitoring 3._ refers to when a financial institution trades one form of currency for another. An example of this would be when the bank trades dollars for yen for a fee. Answer: currency exchange 4.
3、 A(n) _ is a traditional service which permits a depositor to write a draft （汇票）in payment for goods and services. Answer: demand deposit (checking account) 5._ is a service provided by banks where the bank lends money to individuals for the purchase of durable and other goods. Answer: Consumer lend
4、ing 6.The _ of a bank is a traditional service where the bank manages the financial affairs and property of individuals (and in some cases businesses). Answer: trust services 7.Companies such as Merrill Lynch and Sears which offered some but not all banking services in the 1980s were called _. Answe
5、r: nonbank banks 8.The loosening of government regulation and control of financial institutions is called _. Answer: deregulation 9._ is an alternative to lending in which the financial institution purchases the equipment and rents it to its customers. Answer: Equipment leasing services 10.The_ is a
6、 landmark act which allows financial service providers to offer an expanded menu of financial services for the customer. This law allows banks to truly become conglomerate financial service providers. Answer: Financial Services Modernization Act (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) 11.The country with the most
7、banks is _. Answer: United States 12.According to Congress a _ is defined as any institution that can qualify for deposit insurance administered by the FDIC. Answer: Bank 13.A bank which spans regions, nations, and continents, offering the widest menu of financial services is known as a _bank. Answe
8、r: money-center bank 14._ refers to the movement of businesses across industry lines in order to broaden its base. Answer: Convergence 15.Banks which serve primarily households and small firms are known as _ banks. Answer: retail 16.Banks that sell deposits and make loans to businesses and individua
9、ls are known as _banks. Answer: commercial 17.Banks which underwrite issues of new securities for their corporate customers are known as _ banks. Answer: investment 18.Banks which function under a federal charter through the Comptroller (审计署)of the Currency in the United States are known as _ banks.
10、 Answer: National 19.Banks which supply both debt and equity capital to businesses are known as _ banks. Answer: merchant（商人）20. A bank that offers its services only over the internet is known as a(n) .Answer: virtual bank（虚拟银行）21. When a local merchant sells the accounts receivables they hold again
11、st their customer to a bank this generally known as .Answer: discounting commercial notes22. A(n) offers loans to commercial enterprises (such as appliance dealers) or to individuals using funds borrowed in the open market or from other financial institutions. Examples of this type of financial serv
12、ice provider include GMAC Financial Services and Household Finance.Answer: finance company23. A(n) buys and sells securities on behalf of their customers and for their own accounts. Examples of this type of financial service provider include Merrill Lynch and Charles Schwab.Answer: security broker (
13、or dealer)24. A(n) sells shares mainly to upscale investors in a broad group of different kinds of assets including nontraditional investments in commodities, real estate, loans to ailing companies and other risky assets.Answer: hedge fund25. When a bank agrees to handle the cash collections and dis
14、bursements for a company and invest any temporary cash surpluses in interest bearing assets, they are providing services to their customers.Answer: cash management True/False QuestionsTF26.Under U.S. federal law, an institution making only loans to households and offering uninsured checkable deposit
15、s and savings deposits qualifies as a commercial bank. Answer: False TF27.Nonbank banks can offer deposits to the public, but these deposits are not eligible（合适的） for insurance coverage by the FDIC. Answer: False TF28.The etymological roots of the word bank trace this word back to an Italian term re
16、ferring to a money-changers table.Answer: True TF29.According to the textbook, banks are those financial institutions that today offer the widest range of financial services of any business firm in the economy. Answer: True TF30.According to the delegated monitoring theory banks are able to attract
17、borrowing customers because they pledge confidentiality. Answer: True TF31.Managing the financial affairs and property of individuals and business firms falls under the type of banking service line known as cash management services.Answer: False TF32.The role performed by banks in the economy in whi
18、ch they transform savings into credit is known as the intermediation role.Answer: True TF33.The role performed by banks in which they stand behind their customers when those customers are unable to pay a debt obligation is known as the guarantor role.Answer: True TF34.When banks serve as conduits（中转
19、机构） for government policy this is referred to as their agency role.Answer: False TF35.According to the textbook, high-volume banking is required to make efficient use of automation and other technological innovations. Answer: True TF36.The number of independently owned banks has risen in the United
20、States over the last decade. Answer: False TF37.Money-center banks usually service local communities, towns, and cities, offering a narrow menu of services to the public. Answer: False TF38.A greater proportion of major corporations have deserted the banking system in recent years to raise borrowed
21、funds directly from the open market. Answer: True TF39.The recent erosion of the banking market share relative to other financial institutions means that banking is a dying industry. Answer: False TF40.Lending institutions act as delegated monitors and can diversify and reduce their risk exposure, r
22、esulting in increased safety for savers funds. Answer: True TF41.Current theory suggests that banks exist because of imperfections in our financial system. Answer: True TF42.Today U.S. banks account for approximately fifty percent of the largest banks in the world. Answer: False TF43.According to th
23、e textbook, traditional banking may be on the decline. Answer: True TF44.Convergence refers to the fact that the number of bank mergers has increased in recent years. Answer: False TF45.Banks which offer virtually all financial services are known as universal banks（综合银行）. Answer: True TF46.Life insu
24、rance companies, securities firms, and mortgage（抵押） companies all compete with the traditional bank. Answer: True Multiple Choice Questions47.In the United States a commercial bank qualifies as a bank under federal law if it offers: A)Consumer installment loans, CDs B)Savings deposits, commercial lo
25、ans C)Checking accounts, commercial loans D)Security investments, inventory loans to business customers E)Commercial deposit accounts, consumer savings plans Answer: C 48.E. F. Hutton, J.C. Penney, and Sears Roebuck are among leading firms that in the1980s organized competitors with banks that are k
26、nown as: A)Nonbank Banks B)Discount Security Brokerage Companies C)Money Market Funds D)Finance Companies E)Investment Banking Units Answer: A 49.A study of history shows that one of the first services offered by banks was: A)Equipment Leasing B)Currency Exchange C)Security Brokerage and Underwritin
27、g D)Sale of Real Estate E)None of the above Answer: B 50.Banks perform the indispensable task of: A)Creating money without making loan. B)Absorbing the excess liquidity created by other financial institutions C)Intermediating between surplus-spending individuals or institutions and deficit-spending
28、individuals or institutions D)Issuing risky deposits E)None of the above Answer: C 51.The view that depositors hire banks to analyze the financial condition of prospective borrowers and continually evaluate the condition of outstanding loans is referred to as: A)Delegated monitoring B)The concept of
29、 financial intermediation C)The liquidity function in banking D)Market imperfection theory E)The efficiency contribution of banking Answer: A 52. Which of the following has been an important trend regarding consolidation and geographic expansion in banks? A)Increased bank branching activity B)The fo
30、rmation of more holding companies to purchase smaller banks C)Mergers among some of the largest banks in the industryD)A and C above E)All of the above.Answer: E 53.Included among leading structural trends in the U.S. banking industry in recent years are: A)The number of independently owned banks ha
31、s declined B)The average size of individual banking firms has increased C)Entry across state lines from neighboring states has increased D)A and B only E)All of the above. Answer: E 54.Smaller, locally focused commercial and savings banks that offer narrower but more personalized menu of financial s
32、ervices are known as: A)Money center banks B)Community banks C)Mutual Funds D) State banks E)Fringe banks.Answer: B 55.The banking services that includes executing buy and sell orders for security trading customers and marketing new securities to raise funds for corporations and other institutions i
33、s referred to: A)Comprehensive Packaging B)Wrap-around Accounts C)Investment Banking D)Professional Banking E)None of the above. Answer: C 56. A bank that wires funds for the purchase of a beach house in South Carolina for a customer in Oklahoma is carrying out the _ of banks. A)The intermediation r
34、ole B)The payment role C)The guarantor role D)The agency role E)The policy role Answer: B 57.Examples of imperfections in the financial system which allow banks to exist include which of the following? A)Informational asymmetry B)Efficiency of markets C)All individuals and businesses have full infor
35、mation about all investment opportunities. D)All individuals and businesses have no difficulty meeting their liquidity needs on their own. E)All of the above are examples of the imperfections that exist. Answer: A 58.A bank which manages the investment portfolio and pays the bills of an elderly cust
36、omer who is unable to do it for him or herself is carrying out the _ of banks. A)The intermediation role B)The payment role C)The guarantor role D)The agency role E)The policy role Answer: D 59.Which of the following is a trend that has affected all banks today? A)Increased isolation of banks in the
37、 U.S. B)Decreased competition from other financial institutions C)Decreased amount of services provided by modern banks D)Rising funding costs E)Increased regulations Answer: D 60.Which of the following is not a current trend in the banking industry?A)The number of banks is declining B)The number of
38、 bank branches is declining C)The number of bank services is increasing D)The number of bank competitors is increasing E)Bank industry convergence Answer: B 61.Which of the following types of banks would most likely offer the largest number of financial services?A)A retail bank B)A community bank C)
39、A commercial bank D)A universal bank E)An international bank Answer: D 62.The phenomenon of convergence refers to: A)Financial service firms expanding into other product lines B)Firms reducing their product lines C)Bank merger activity D)Globalization in banking E)Technological innovation in banking
40、 Answer: A 63.Bank equipment leasing activity involves: A)A bank leasing its office facilities instead of buying B)A bank buying equipment and then leasing the item to a customer C)A customer buying equipment and then leasing it to a bank D)A bank leasing computer equipment E)None of the above Answe
41、r: B 64.Wholesale banks are those banks that: A)Sell at a discount relative to all commercial banks B)Only make loans to the wholesale industry C)Lend almost exclusively to farmers D)Are large banks which serve corporations and government E)Have only retail customers Answer: D 65. Jonathan Robbins h
42、as an account in a bank that does not have a physical branch. Jonathan does all of his banking business over the internet. What type of bank does Jonathan have his account at?A) Virtual BankB) Mortgage BankC) Community BankD) Affiliated BankE) None of the aboveAnswer: A66. The Edmond National Bank s
43、erves only the City of Edmond, Oklahoma and concentrates on providing the best possible service to this city. What type of bank is this most likely to be?A) Virtual BankB) Mortgage BankC) Community Bank（社区银行）D) Affiliated BankE) None of the aboveAnswer: C67. The Charleston Southern Bank makes loans for families to purchase new and existing homes but does not take deposits. What type of bank is this most likely to be?A) Virtual BankB) Mortgage BankC) Community BankD) Affiliated BankE) None of t