Banking & Financial Systems

This textbook is presented by a national financial education-based initiative that creates a public television series teaching kids about money and business. It introduces teens to the business of banking and prepares them to be competent consumers and employees. It explains concepts about operations and institutions; money and regulations, including the role of the Federal Reserve; customer services like savings, lending, and making payments; management aspects such as careers and workplace skills, bank performance, and ethics, security, and fraud; and the history of banking, including the recent financial crisis. A companion website has tests, videos, and flash cards, accessible through Quick Reader codes throughout the text. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)