The Business of Banks
It is hard to deny that we live in a money based society. Nothing is truly free and the prosperity of our lifestyles is closely related to our economic standing. From the wall street “suits” to the farmer dressed in Carharts, we all share one common link- banks. I can’t imagine one adult person in America who does not patronize a bank in way or another. Most of us use banks quite frequently, but they are often casually regarded until you really stop to look at the way a bank operates. The bottom line is that a bank is a business. Their goal of operation is to generate a profit, just like any other business. The interesting fact, though, is that they do it by The bank monitors its financial operations the same as any other business, by analyzing their assets and liabilities in a form of balance sheet. Items categorized on a bank’s balance sheet are a little more complicated that most others because a line item, such as a loan, can technically be an asset or a liability depending on the specifics of that line item. Even something as seemingly simple as an account in which a customer deposits money may be an asset or a
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