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DepositoryInstitutionResearch

TotalPointsEarned

Name

TotalPointsPossible

Nick

Date

Percentage

Class

Directions:Completeeachsectionbelowbyfollowingthedirectionsprovided.

BeforeResearch
Whatwouldbethethreemostimportantthingsyouwouldlookforinadepositoryinstitution?(3points)
1. Location

2. Insurance

3. Fees

Research
Findadepositoryinstitutionthatoffersatleastonetypeofcheckingaccountandonetypeofsavings
account.Decidewhetherornotyoushouldbecomeacustomerofthisdepositoryinstitutionbyconducting
researchandansweringthequestionsinthetablebelow.(15pointsforcompletion)

Whatisthenameofthedepositoryinstitutionyouareresearching?

Fifth third Bank


Whattypeofdepositoryinstitutionisit?
CommercialBank

CreditUnion

Other.Pleaseindicatethetype:

Location:
Doesthisdepositoryinstitutionhaveaphysicallocationorisitavailableonlyonline?Iftherearephysicallocations,how
manylocationsdoesthedepositoryinstitutionhave?
Onlineonly
Physicallocation(s)available
Onlyonelocationavailable
Multiplelocationsavailablelocally
Multiplelocationsareavailableacrossthestate
Multiplelocationsareavailableacrossthenation
Other.Pleaseexplain:

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Insurance:
Isthisdepositoryinstitutioninsured?
Yes
No
Checkingaccount:
Doesthedepositoryinstitutionoffermorethanonetypeofcheckingaccount?Ifso,chooseonecheckingaccountand
answerthequestionsbelow.
Onlyonetypeofcheckingaccountisavailable
Multipletypesofcheckingaccountsareavailable.
Whichcheckingaccountdidyouchoose?

Arethereanyfeesassociatedwiththischeckingaccount?Ifso,canyouavoidthefee(s)bymanagingyouraccount
responsiblyoristhereanonavoidablefee(s)?Explain.
Nofees

Fees:

Doesthecheckingaccountofferunlimitedcheckwriting?Ifnot,whatisthelimit?
Unlimitedcheckwriting

Limitedcheckwriting.Whatisthelimit?

Whatisoneotherthingyouwouldliketoknowaboutcheckingaccountsbeforemakingyourdecision?
There's accounts specifically for if you write checks a lot or if u need multiple
accounts.

Savingsaccount:
Doesthedepositoryinstitutionoffermorethanonetypeofsavingsaccount?Ifso,chooseonesavingsaccountand
answerthequestionsbelow.
Onlyonetypeofsavingsaccountisavailable
Multipletypesofsavingsaccountsareavailable.Whichsavingsaccountdidyouchoose?

Whatisthecurrentinterestrateonthesavingsaccount? Iftherateisnotlistedonline,whatemailorphonenumber
couldyouusetolearn?
competitive

Arethereanyfeesassociatedwiththissavingsaccount?Ifso,canyouavoidthefee(s)bymanagingyouraccount
responsiblyoristhereanonavoidablefee(s)?Explain.

goal setter savings

Nofees

Fees:

Isthereanyotherinformationthatisimportanttoconsideraboutthissavingsaccount?

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FeaturesOffered
Doesthedepositoryinstitutionofferdebitcardsaspartoftheiraccounts?
Yes

No

Howmany(ifany)ATMsdoesthedepositoryinstitutionhave?
ATMsarenotavailable

ATMsareavailable.DescribehowyouknowATMsareavailableinyour
desiredlocation.

Doesthedepositoryinstitutionofferonlineand/ormobilebanking?

Onlinebankingisnotavailable

Onlinebankingisavailable

Onlineandmobile
bankingisavailable

OtherServices:
Describeoneotherservicethisdepositoryinstitutionoffers.
Mobile banking

Otherinformation:
Whatisoneotherpieceofinformationthatisimportanttoknowifdecidingwhetherornottobecomeacustomerof
thisdepositoryinstitution.

ResearchReflection
Afterexaminingyourresearch,isthisadepositoryinstitutionthatyouwouldbecomeacustomerof?Makesureto
considerthethreeitemsyouidentifiedasimportantfactorstoconsiderwhenchoosingadepositoryinstitution.Answer
thisquestioninawellwrittenparagraph.Provideatleastthreereasonstosupportyourdecision.(21pointsseerubric)

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