Majority of Banks Today Are

question 54

Multiple Choice

Majority of banks today are:

• A)federally chartered.
• B)uninsured.
• C)state chartered.
• D)national banks.
• E)All the options are correct.

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Definitions:

Interest Expense

The cost incurred by an entity for borrowed funds, represented as a charge against earnings in the income statement.

Interest Payable

The amount of interest that has been incurred on borrowed funds that a company must pay, typically represented as a current liability on the balance sheet.

Effective Interest Method

An accounting technique used to allocate the interest expense of a bond evenly over its life, based on the bond's carrying value.

Premium Bond

A bond sold for more than its face value, where the bond's coupon rate is higher than the prevailing market rate of interest.