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TYPES OF BANKS

BASED ON FUNCTIONS
BY
KAVINMATHI
JAYAVANTI
KAMALI
INTRODUCTION
◦ WHAT IS BANK

A bank is a lawful organisation that accepts deposits that can be withdrawn on


demand. Banks are institutions that help the public in the management of their finances, public
deposit their savings in banks with the assurance to withdraw money from the deposits whenever
required
Important Functions of Bank
There are two types of functions of banks:

1. Primary functions – being primary are also called banking functions.


2. Secondary Functions

Primary Functions of Bank


All banks have to perform two major primary functions namely:
1. Accepting of deposits
2. Granting of loans and advances

Secondary Functions of Bank


Like Primary Functions of Bank, the secondary functions are also classified into two parts:
3. Agency functions
4. Utility Functions
TYPES OF COMMERCIAL BANKS

• Private bank
• Public bank
• Foreign bank

Examples
  1. State Bank of India (SBI)
    2. Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank
    3. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) Bank
    4. Dena Bank
    5. Corporation Ban
FUNCTIONS OF COMMERCIAL BANK
• Primary function
Accepts deposit
Provides loan and advances
Credit cash

• Secondary function
Discounting bills of exchange
Overdraft facility
Purchasing and selling of the securities
Locker facilities
Paying and gathering the credit

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