Chapter01 Introduction to Commercial Banks
Chapter01 Introduction to Commercial Banks
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THI PHUONG ANH DINH, PhD
BANKING AND FINANCE FACULTY, TMU
Textbooks
[1] Peter S.Rose (2002), Commercial Bank Management, Texas A&M University.
Copyright @ 2002. Exclusive rights by the McGraw-Hill companies.
[2] Peter S.Rose (2008), Bank Management and Financial Services, Mc Graw Hill
Higher Education
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO
COMMERCIAL BANKS AND
BANKING SERVICES
1. What is a bank?
2. The organization and structure of commercial banks
3. Services offered by banks
3. Financial statement of a bank
4. Vietnam commercial bank system
How Financial System Works?
Indirect Finance
Financial
Funds Intermediaries Funds
Funds
Lenders Borrowers
Savers Spenders
Households Financial Households
Funds Funds
Business markets Business firms
Governments Governments
Foreigners Foreigners
Direct Finance
1.What is bank?
A bank is a financial intermediary accepting deposits and granting loan and offering the
widest menu of services of any financial institution.
Instrument of
Government’s Payment
monetary Intermediation
policies
Promote
Agency and
economy
Utility Services
growth.
Types of banks in the world
• Commercial Banks • Limited Purpose Banks
• Savings Banks • Bankers’ Banks
• Cooperative Banks • Minority Banks
• Mortgage Banks • National Banks
• Community Banks • State Banks
• Money Center Banks • Insured Banks
• Investment Banks • Member Banks
• Merchant Banks • Affiliated Banks
• International Banks • Virtual Banks
• Wholesale Banks • Fringe Banks
• Retail Banks • Universal Banks
Types of commercial banks in
Vietnam
1. State-owned commercial banks
2. Joint-stock commercial banks
3. Joint-venture commercial banks
4. 100% foreign-owned commercial banks
5. Foreign banks’ branches
2. The organization and structure of banks
2. The organization and structure of banks
3. An overview of banking services
Traditional banking services
Carrying out Currency Exchanges
The first service banks offered was currency exchange. A banker stood ready to trade one form
of coin or currency (such as dollar) for another (such as francs and pesos)
Discounting Commercial Papers and Making Business Loans
Early in history, bankers began discounting commercial papers, making loans to local
merchants who sold the debts.
Offering Saving Deposits:
Making loans proved so profitable that banks began searching for ways to raise additional
loanable funds. One of the earliest sources of these funds consisted of offering savings
deposits.
Banking services
Traditional banking services (cont.)
Safekeeping of Valuables and Certification of Value:
During the Middles Ages, bankers and other merchants began practice of holding gold
and other valuables owned by their customers inside secure vault, thus reassuring
customers of their safekeeping.
Supporting Government Activities with Credit
Offering Checking Accounts (Demand deposits)
A checking account that permitted depositors to write drafts in payment for goods and
services that the bank or other service provider to honor immediately.
Banking services
New services provided by banks
Financial Advising
Many service providers today offer a wide range of financial advisory services, from
helping to prepare financial plans for individuals to consulting about marketing
opprtunities at home or abroad for business.
Managing Cash
Some banks tend to specialize mainly in business cash management services, bank
agrees to handle cash collection for business firm and to invest any temporary cash
surpluses.
Banking services
Providing consumer loans
Offering Equipment Leasing
Dealing in securities
Offering Security Brokerage and Investment Banking Services
…
4. The Bank Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet is a list of a bank’s assets and liabilities
Total assets = total liabilities + capital