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With the advent of the Internet, we have entered fully into what is called the era of communications.

If you have always said that who has the information has the power, we can say that the Internet has democratized society in so far as is an equitable distribution of the information. That it also spreads the misinformation, legends and hoaxes.

But staying on the positive side, the Internet has been instrumental in developing economies, from publicizing and selling products around the world, even to get pictures and documents instantly, etc. This has led to productivity gains, to save time on efforts that were previously more cumbersome.

Banking, of course, was not aware of this information revolution. On the one hand, has reduced the costs of internal management, to be faster and cheaper to move information, and moreover has saved hours of work of its employees as there are now many customers make transactions online. Therefore, the Internet brings additional benefits to the banking system because it increases productivity and lowers their operating costs. Read the rest of this entry »

bank and savings bankThe boxes have to spend at least 50% of its profits to reserves, to ensure their present and future solvency.

The rest of the benefits you have to spend compulsorily Social Work in fields as diverse as culture, sports, health, heritage conservation, etc.. Normally, the boxes allocated between 30 and 40% to Social Work, which means they spend between 70 and 60% to reserves.

Another difference resulting from the previous one is that banks are run and managed by a board elected by the Board of Shareholders, and the boxes are subject to review of the Autonomous Community where its registered office setting, and management bodies are elected and agreed by political representatives.

It is also true that small banks tend to be less present national banks, which can be a problem in finding offices when we travel. But large and medium boxes are already in almost all sites, after years of expansion policies of its offices.

So what is best for us, a bank or a savings bank?

Regarding this question, we can say that today we will not get more benefits or better condition in general for being a customer of a bank or savings bank.

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savings bank* Banks and savings banks are differentiated by their legislative character. The banks are joint stock companies, while savings banks are limited liability companies.

* You can say that currently, banks and savings banks offer the same services, it is more, the two entities competing on price, efficiency and attention.

* The best way to know which is opt to study in detail all the factors that most interest us: commissions, interest, remuneration or proximity.

Savings Banks or what kind of entity suits me as a customer?

In our daily life, relations with financial institutions are indispensable. On many occasions we have to deal with banks or savings banks, from wages to collect our personal and mortgage borrowing.

It can be said that banks in general is an economic sector clients we have to be almost mandatory. But from the standpoint of our interests as customers, what kind of entity is best for me, a bank or a box?

Fundamental differences between Banks and Savings

We will try to briefly explain the fundamental differences between the two types of financial institutions.

The main distinguishing feature is that the savings banks are in essence non-profit entities. They were born as entities dedicated to carrying out in support of the lower classes, and currently are required by law to contribute part of their profits to social work. Therefore, the boxes do not have owners, but managers and unlisted, so it can not be acquired by private equity.

By contrast, banks are profit-making entities, and can use their profits to satisfy their shareholders and what they see fit.