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Financial Education
Bank Tour
A financial institution has people who can help you with different banking services.
Understanding the jobs of these bank workers will allow you to know who you should
talk to when you go to the bank.
Customer Service Representative - Customers usually talk to a Customer Service
Representative on the phone and they can:
- Help you open your account
- Explain services
- Answer general questions
- Refer you to a person who can help you, and
- Provide written information explaining the banks products.
Bank Teller - usually stands behind a counter and:
- Takes money
- Answers questions
- Cashes checks
- Refers you to the person who can help you
Loan Officer
- Takes applications for loans offered at the bank
- Answers questions
- Provides written information explaining loan products
- Helps you fill out a loan application
Branch Manager
- Supervises the bank operations
- Helps fix problems that cannot be solved by other bank employees
Some key points to remember are:
If you don't know who to talk to, ask for help. Someone will take you to the right
person.
Always ask questions until you are clear on all the information, and don't sign
anything you don't understand.
Ask for written information to take home to review.
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