The Practical Work of a Bank: A Treatise on Practical Banking which Aims to Show the Fundamental Principles of Money, the Practical Work of a Bank in Detail, and Particularly, Credit in Its Relation to Banking Operations |
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acceptance accounts receivable adding machine amount average balance bank's banker bill of lading bills of exchange bonds bookkeeper borrower capital cash items cent certificates certificates of deposit certified check charged checks city bank clearing clearing-house clerk collateral collection commercial paper correspondent cost credit department customers debit debts demand depositor deposits discount dollars drafts drawee drawn endorsement expense Federal Reserve Act Federal Reserve Bank Federal Reserve Board filed firm funds handling ink spots interest investments issued large bank ledger letters liability listed loans loss machine maturity member bank ment merchandise merchant methods months notes officers operations out-of-town paid pass-books payable paying teller payment profit purpose quick assets real estate receipt receiving teller record rediscount rule savings bank sell sent sheet statement tickets tion trade transactions Trust Company York
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Page 595 - But the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith against actually existing values, and the discount of commercial or business paper actually owned by the person negotiating the same, shall not be considered as money borrowed.
Page 103 - Where the sum payable is expressed in words and also in figures and there is a discrepancy between the two, the sum denoted by the words is the sum payable; but if the words are ambiguous or uncertain, reference may be had to the figures to fix the amount; 2.
Page 485 - ... notes, drafts and bills of exchange, secured by staple agricultural products, or other goods, wares, or merchandise from being eligible for such discount ; but such definition shall not include notes, drafts, or bills covering merely investments or issued or drawn for the purpose of carrying or trading in stocks, bonds or other investment securities, except bonds and notes of the Government of the United States.
Page 600 - It must not be a note, draft, or bill of exchange the proceeds of which have been used or are to be used for permanent or fixed investments of any kind, such as land, buildings or machinery, or for any other fixed capital purpose...
Page 595 - ... notes, drafts, and bills of exchange issued or drawn for agricultural, industrial, or commercial purposes, or the proceeds of which have been used, or are to be used, for such purposes — the Federal Reserve Board to have the right to determine or define the character of the paper thus eligible for discount, within the meaning of this Act.
Page 606 - ... or in any other fiduciary capacity in which State banks, trust companies, or other corporations which come into competition with national banks are permitted to act under the laws of the State...
Page 604 - ... per centum of the unimpaired capital and surplus of said bank ; but this restriction shall not apply to the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith against actually existing values.
Page 600 - Federal reserve bank may discount notes, drafts, and bills of exchange arising out of actual commercial transactions; that is, notes, drafts, and bills of exchange issued or drawn for agricultural, industrial, or commercial purposes, or the proceeds of which have been used, or are to be used, for such purposes...
Page 32 - ... bonds or notes secured by deed of trust or mortgages on real property or choses in action, owned, issued, negotiated or guaranteed by it, or for the purpose of receiving any money or property, either from its own members or from other persons, and entering into any contract, engagement or undertaking with them for the withdrawal of such money or property at any time with any increase thereof, or for the payment to them or to any person of any sum of money at any time, either fixed or uncertain.
Page 607 - Any such bank may make such loans in an aggregate sum equal to twenty-five per centum of its capital and surplus or to one-third of its time deposits and such banks may continue hereafter as heretofore to receive time deposits and to pay interest on the same. The Federal Reserve Board shall have power from time to time to add to the list of cities in which national banks shall not be permitted to make loans secured upon real estate in the manner described in this section.