Essential Banking Terms 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7 Across 3 The person (or bank) who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment. Down 1 The person or organization to whom a check, draft, or note is made payable. 2 A debt that was not paid when due. 5 An account at a financial institution into which you can deposit money and from which you can write checks for purchases. Most people use this account to receive their wages and pay their bills. 4 Generally a four-character number or word, this is the secret code given to credit or debit cardholders enabling them to access their accounts 8 Legal claim against a property. Once the property is sold, the lien holder is then paid the amount that is owed. 6 A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. 9 A debt instrument used in a real estate transaction where the property is the collateral for the loan. 12 An individual who signs the note of another person as support for the credit of the primary signer and who becomes responsible for the obligation. 13 defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets 15 Assets that are offered to secure a loan or other credit. 16 The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. 17 Undertaking to act as executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, or trustee for a family trust, authorized trust, or testamentary trust, or receiver or trustee in bankruptcy 19 A fee incurred when your checking account doesn’t have enough funds to cover a payment that is requested. 7 An open-end credit account in which the assigned dollar limit has been exceeded. 10 止赎 tịch thu tài sản thế chấp 11 储存账户 đang lưu tài khoản tiết kiệm 14 A nine-digit number that identifies your financial institution. 18 Lãi 年利率 suất phần trăm bình quân hàng năm 20 Someone who owes monies to another party.