A bank account (konto bankowe) represents the funds that a customer has entrusted to the financial institution and from which the customer can make withdrawals .
The most important document is a bank statement (wyciąg bankowy) where the financial transactions which have occurred within a given period of time on a bank account are reported to the customer.
The laws of each country specify:
- who may open an account,
- how the signatories can identify themselves,
- deposit limits,
- withdrawal limits.
Bank accounts may have:
- a positive, or credit balance (the financial institution owes money to the customer);
- a negative, or debit balance (the customer owes the financial institution money).
Accounts are categorized by the nature of the balance they hold:
- deposit account (lokata, rachunek oszczędnościowy) is a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest;
- loan account (rachunek kredytowy) is an accounts opened with the purpose of holding debt balances.
Some accounts can switch between credit and debit balances.
TYPES OF ACCOUNTS
bank account - konto bankowe, rachunek bankowy;
debit account - konto debetowe;
current account – konto bieżące; konto a vista; konto rozliczeniowe;
transaction account - rachunek rozliczeniowo-oszczędnościowy;
club account - typ rachunku oszczędnościowego;
currency account - konto walutowe;
corporate account - rachunek firmowy;
individual retirement account (IRA) - indywidualne konto emerytalne;
personal account - rachunek osobisty, konto osobiste;
now account - typ rachunku bieżącego; rachunek z negocjowalnym zleceniem wypłaty;
appropriation account - konto podziału czystego zysku/wyniku finansowego; rachunek środków asygnowanych; rachunek wypłat przyznanych środków;
demand account - rachunek bieżący, konto a vista;
joint account - wspólne konto, wspólny rachunek;
blocked account - rachunek zablokowany;
suspense account - rachunek przejściowy;