1、Rose/Hudgins, Bank Management and Financial Services, 8/e 1Chapter 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: Safekee
2、ping of valuables 2. The fact that financial institutions 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 dollar
3、s for yen for a fee. Answer: currency exchange 4. 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
4、 of durable and other goods. Answer: Consumer lending 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 Test Bank, Chapter 127. Companies such as Merrill Lynch and Sears which of
5、fered some but not all banking services in the 1980s were called _. Answer: 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
6、 rents it to its customers. Answer: Equipment leasing services 10. The_ is a 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 Servi
7、ces Modernization Act (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) 11. The country with the most 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 contin
8、ents, offering the widest menu of financial services is known as a _bank. Answer: 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. Answ
9、er: retail 16. Banks that sell deposits and make loans to businesses and individuals are known as _banks. Answer: commercial 17. Banks which underwrite issues of new securities for their corporate customers are known as _ banks. Answer: investment Rose/Hudgins, Bank Management and Financial Services
10、, 8/e 318. Banks which function under a federal charter through the Comptroller (审计署) of the Currency in the United States are known as _ banks. 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 ser
11、vices 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 against their customer to a bank this generally known as .Answer: discounting commercial notes22. A(n) offers loans to commercial enterprises (such as appliance
12、 dealers) or to individuals using funds borrowed in the open market or from other financial institutions. Examples of this type of financial service provider include GMAC Financial Services and Household Finance.Answer: finance company23. A(n) buys and sells securities on behalf of their customers a
13、nd for their own accounts. Examples of this type of financial service provider include Merrill Lynch and Charles Schwab.Answer: security broker (or dealer)24. A(n) sells shares mainly to upscale investors in a broad group of different kinds of assets including nontraditional investments in commoditi
14、es, real estate, loans to ailing companies and other risky assets.Answer: hedge fund25. When a bank agrees to handle the cash collections and disbursements for a company and invest any temporary cash surpluses in interest bearing assets, they are providing services to their customers.Answer: cash ma
15、nagementTrue/False QuestionsT F 26. Under U.S. federal law, an institution making only loans to households and offering uninsured checkable deposits and savings deposits qualifies as a commercial bank. Answer: False Test Bank, Chapter 14T F 27. Nonbank banks can offer deposits to the public, but the
16、se deposits are not eligible（合适的） for insurance coverage by the FDIC. Answer: False T F 28. The etymological roots of the word “bank“ trace this word back to an Italian term referring to a “money-changers table“.Answer: True T F 29. According to the textbook, banks are those financial institutions t
17、hat today offer the widest range of financial services of any business firm in the economy. Answer: True T F 30. According to the delegated monitoring theory banks are able to attract borrowing customers because they pledge confidentiality. Answer: True T F 31. Managing the financial affairs and pro
18、perty of individuals and business firms falls under the type of banking service line known as cash management services.Answer: False T F 32. The role performed by banks in the economy in which they transform savings into credit is known as the intermediation role.Answer: True T F 33. The role perfor
19、med 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 T F 34.When banks serve as conduits（中转机构） for government policy this is referred to as their agency role.Answer: False T F 35. According to the
20、 textbook, high-volume banking is required to make efficient use of automation and other technological innovations. Answer: True T F 36. The number of independently owned banks has risen in the United States over the last decade. Rose/Hudgins, Bank Management and Financial Services, 8/e 5Answer: Fal
21、se T F 37. Money-center banks usually service local communities, towns, and cities, offering a narrow menu of services to the public. Answer: False T F 38. A greater proportion of major corporations have deserted the banking system in recent years to raise borrowed funds directly from the open marke
22、t. Answer: True T F 39. The recent erosion of the banking market share relative to other financial institutions means that banking is a dying industry. Answer: False T F 40. Lending institutions act as delegated monitors and can diversify and reduce their risk exposure, resulting in increased safety
23、 for savers funds. Answer: True T F 41. Current theory suggests that banks exist because of imperfections in our financial system. Answer: True T F 42. Today U.S. banks account for approximately fifty percent of the largest banks in the world. Answer: False T F 43. According to the textbook, traditi
24、onal banking may be on the decline. Answer: True T F 44. Convergence refers to the fact that the number of bank mergers has increased in recent years. Answer: False T F 45. Banks which offer virtually all financial services are known as universal banks（综合银行）. Answer: True T F 46. Life insurance comp
25、anies, securities firms, and mortgage（抵押） companies all compete with the traditional bank. Answer: True Test Bank, Chapter 16Multiple 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 deposit
26、s, commercial loans 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 w
27、ith banks that are known 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) Secur
28、ity Brokerage and Underwriting 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
29、 institutions and deficit-spending individuals or institutions D) Issuing risky deposits E) None of the above Answer: C Rose/Hudgins, Bank Management and Financial Services, 8/e 751. The view that depositors hire banks to analyze the financial condition of prospective borrowers and continually evalu
30、ate the condition of outstanding loans is referred to as: A) Delegated monitoring B) The concept of 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 r
31、egarding consolidation and geographic expansion in banks? A) Increased bank branching activity B) The formation 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 stru
32、ctural trends in the U.S. banking industry in recent years are: A) The number of independently owned banks has 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. S
33、maller, locally focused commercial and savings banks that offer narrower but more personalized menu of financial services 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 orde
34、rs for security trading customers and marketing new securities to raise funds for corporations and other institutions is 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 p
35、urchase of a beach house in South Carolina for a customer in Test Bank, Chapter 18Oklahoma 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: B 57. Examples of imperfections in the financial system which
36、allow banks to exist include which of the following? A) Informational asymmetry B) Efficiency of markets C) All individuals and businesses have full information about all investment opportunities. D) All individuals and businesses have no difficulty meeting their liquidity needs on their own. E) All
37、 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 customer 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
38、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 U.S. B) Decreased competition from other financial institutions C) Decreased amount of services provided by modern banks D) Rising fund
39、ing 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 bank branches is declining C) The number of bank services is increasing D) The number of bank competitors is increasing E) Bank
40、industry convergence Answer: B Rose/Hudgins, Bank Management and Financial Services, 8/e 961. 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) A commercial bank D) A universal bank E) An international bank
41、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 Answer: A 63. Bank equipment leasing activity involves
42、: 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 Answer: B 64. Wholesale banks are those banks that: A)
43、 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 has an account in a bank that does not have
44、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 serves only the City of Edmond, Oklahoma and
45、 concentrates on providing the best possible service to this city. What type of bank is this most likely to be?Test Bank, Chapter 110A) 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 purch
46、ase 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 the aboveAnswer: B68. Which of the following is considered a fringe bank?A) Community BankB) Wholesale BankC) Merchant BankD
47、) Payday LenderE) None of the aboveAnswer: D69. During the middle ages, banks encountered religious opposition because:A) Loans to the poor often carried high interest ratesB) Loans and deposits were primarily for wealthy customersC) The Industrial Revolution demanded new methods of making payments
48、and obtaining creditD) Savings and wealth were lost due to war, theft and expropriation by governmentsE) All of the above Answer: A70. Religious opposition decreased during the Renaissance because:A) Loans to the poor often carried high interest ratesB) Loans and deposits were primarily for wealthy customersC) The Industrial Revolution demanded new methods of making p
