Banking

The goal of the state of California is to maintain a sound banking system without ..... limiting the entry of new banks.

A competitive financial environment provides ..... choice to the public and stimulates economic development and efficiency.

The state chartering agency makes sure that a new bank possesses the needed capital and management ..... to serve the public's needs.

This agency is the bank's primary ....., with the duty to protect the public from questionable banking practices.

Joining the Federal Reserve System is required for national banks, but ..... for state banks.

Laurie has a lot of foreign currency that she wants to ..... into local currency.

Whenever customers open a new checking account, the bank allows them to ..... personalized checks.

China's record-breaking performance in raising more than US$46bn is all the more stunning given that, just two years ago, the challenge of cleaning up balance sheets and non-performing loan portfolios was ..... next to impossible by the international investment community.

In the ..... is the Integrated Resorts project, a large entertainment complex featuring casinos, amusement parks, hotels, and convention centres, which is due to open in 2010.

Singapore has one of the highest Internet ..... rates worldwide and all major banks provide Internet banking platforms and many also provide host-to-host capabilities to link up to companies' back-office operations for file transfers.