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5.1 True/False
1) Bank fees for using an automatic banking machine (ABM) are not usually a significant
consideration in choosing a bank with which to do business.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF
Categories: Selecting a Financial Institution
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
2) Depository institutions are financial institutions that accept deposits (that are insured up to a
maximum level) from individuals or firms and provide loans.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF
Categories: Types of Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
4) Deposits in commercial banks that are members of the CDIC are insured up to a maximum of
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$50 000 per account.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF
Categories: Types of Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
5) Credit unions and caisses populaires are non-for-profit depository institutions that offer
similar services as chartered banks, but only to members.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Types of Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
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6) Non-depository institutions provide banking services, but their deposits are not CDIC insured.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Types of Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
7) Finance companies should be the first place you go to try to get a loan because they specialize
in financing.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 3 Type: TF
Categories: Types of Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Applied
8) Securities firms primarily sell insurance to protect individuals from adverse events.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF
Categories: Types of Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
9) Because Sam wishes to invest in securities and has only $600 dollars available, a mutual fund
would be a good option for him.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Types of Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Applied
10) Because online banking offers great convenience to customers, banks tend to charge a fee for
each transaction performed online.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Banking Services Offered by Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Applied
11) Debit cards and credit cards both offer the benefit of short-term financing.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Banking Services Offered by Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Applied
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12) A total of $80 in charges for writing an NSF cheque is a real possibility.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Banking Services Offered by Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Quantitative
Skill Type: Applied
13) Katie's overdraft fee was five dollars the interest rate 21 percent. When she wrote a cheque
that put her account in a $5000 overdrawn position for two weeks, she still saved money
compared with a $40 NSF fee.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 3 Type: TF
Categories: Banking Services Offered by Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Quantitative
Skill Type: Applied
14) Certified cheques, money orders, and traveller's cheques lower risk for the payee.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Banking Services Offered by Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
15) Since rates and fees differ only slightly between all national banks, there is little need to
consider these when choosing your financial institution.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Selecting a Financial Institution
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
16) Chartered banks are the only financial institutions which offer insurance on deposits.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Types of Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
17) Because they have lower overhead, web-based financial institutions tend to pay higher
interest rates on deposits than institutions with physical branches.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF
Categories: Selecting a Financial Institution
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
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18) Guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) with shorter maturity dates tend to pay higher
interest rates than those with longer maturity dates.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF
Categories: Savings Alternatives Offered by Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
19) A TFSA and a Term Deposit are essentially the same thing.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF
Categories: Savings Alternatives Offered by Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
20) Investments with a higher risk of default pay higher rates of interest than those that are less
risky.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF
Categories: Savings Alternatives Offered by Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Recall
22) TFSAs are so flexible that you can contribute to them, withdraw the funds tax free and then
replace the funds, whenever you have more savings.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Savings Alternatives Offered by Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Applied
23) A money market fund would be a good place to invest funds set aside for an emergency.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF
Categories: Savings Alternatives Offered by Financial Institutions
Financial Type: Qualitative
Skill Type: Applied
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