Banking Basics
This training series provides a simple introduction to the primary services offered by banks and credit unions, including checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit and debit cards. It also covers opening an account, resolving problems, the options that bank customers have and the decisions they need to make when using bank services.
Publications are available online, with most also available as a PDF download. Government agencies, nonprofits and other community-based organizations who wish to distribute our publications for educational purposes can use the PDF file to instantly produce a professional-looking brochure using an office printer.
Publication List
Banking Basics - You can bank on it (English)
A brochure that provides a simple introduction to the main services offered by banks and credit unions, including checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit and debit cards. It also covers opening an account and resolving problems.
Banking Basics - Leader’s Guide
A guide to help community agency staff encourage clients who do not have bank accounts to become part of the banking system. It covers the options that bank customers have and the decisions they need to make when opening an account.
Banking Basics - You can bank on it (Spanish)
Un folleto que contiene una introducción básica sobre los servicios principales que ofrecen los bancos y las cooperativas de crédito. Esto incluye las cuentas de cheques, las cuentas de ahorro, los certificados de depósito y las tarjetas de débito. También incluye los pasos para abrir una cuenta y para resolver problemas.
Banking Basics - You can bank on it (Vietnamese)
Một cẩm nang cung cấp các giới thiệu ngắn gọn về các dịch vụ của ngân hàng và công đoàn tín dụng, kể cả các trương mục chi phiếu, tiết kiệm, ký thác (certificates of deposit, CD) và thẻ rút tiền tự động. Cẩm nang cũng nói đến việc mở trương mục và giải quyết khi có vấn đề.
Banking Basics - You can bank on it (Laotian)
A brochure that provides a simple introduction to the main services offered by banks and credit unions, including checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit and debit cards. It also covers opening an account and resolving problems.
Banking Basics - You can bank on it (Cambodian)
A brochure that provides a simple introduction to the main services offered by banks and credit unions, including checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit and debit cards. It also covers opening an account and resolving problems.
Banking Basics - You can bank on it (Hmong)
Daim ntawv no qhia txog tej yam loj uas sawvdaws yuavtsum paub txog cov tsev txhab nyiaj (bank) thiab tsev koom nyiaj (credit unions), xwsli cov txhab nyiaj sau nyiaj tawm (checking accounts), tseg nyiaj (savings accounts), cov txhab nyiaj tau paj loj thiab daim nyiaj yas (certificates of deposit and debit cards). Tsis tag li, daim ntawv no yuav qhia tias yuav qhib tau tej lub txhab nyiaj (account) li cas thiab yog muaj teebmeem no yuav ua li cas.