Bank Branch Manager Interview Preparation Guide
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Bank branch manager related Frequently Asked Questions by expert members with job experience as Bank Branch Manager. These questions and answers will help you strengthen your technical skills, prepare for the new job interview and quickly revise your concepts

80 Banking Branch Manager Questions and Answers:

1 :: Explain me what is cashier's cheque?

A cashier cheque issued by the bank on behalf of the customer and takes the guarantee for the payment. The payment is done from the bank's own funds and signed by the cashier. The cashier cheque is issued when rapid settlement is necessary.

2 :: Do you know how bank earns profit?

The bank earns profit in various ways

a) Banking value chain
b) Accepting deposit
c) Providing funds to borrowers on interest
d) Interest spread
e) Additional charges on services like checking account maintenance, online bill payment, ATM transaction

3 :: Tell me what do you understand by the GDP of the country?

The final value of all the goods and services produced under the geographical area of a country is the Gross Domestic Product of that country. GDP is calculated at consumption, investment and exports and imports are subtracted from the sum of these three.

4 :: Explain what do you mean by ‘cheque endorsing'?

‘Endorsing cheque' ensures that the cheque get deposited into your account only. It minimizes the risk of theft. Normally, in endorsing cheque, the cashier will ask you to sign at the back of the cheque. The signature should match the payee. The image over here shows the endorsed cheque.

5 :: Tell me what is ‘Credit-Netting'?

A system to reduce the number of credit checks on financial transaction is known as credit-netting. Such agreement occurs normally between large banks and other financial institutions. It places all the future and current transaction into one agreement, removing the need for credit cheques on each transaction.

6 :: Do you know what is ‘Crossed Cheque'?

A crossed cheque indicates the amount should be deposited into the payees account and cannot be cashed by the bank over the counter. Here in the image, number#2, you can see two cross-lines on the left side corner of the cheque that indicates crossed cheque.

7 :: Please explain what is ‘prime rate'?

Basically, ‘prime rate' is the rate of interest that is decided by nations (U.S.A) largest banks for their preferred customers, having a good credit score. Much ‘variable' interest depends on the ‘prime rates'. For example, the ‘APR' (Annual Percentage Rate) on a credit card is 10% plus prime rate, and if the prime rate is 3%, the current ‘APR' on that credit card would be 13%.

8 :: Do you know what is negative Amortization?

When repayment of the loan is less than the loans accumulated interest, then negative Amortization occurs. It will increase the loan amount instead of decreasing it. It is also known as ‘deferred interest'.

9 :: Explain me what ‘LIBOR' stands for?

‘LIBOR' stands for London Inter-Bank Offered Rate. As the name suggest, it is an average interest rate offered for U.S dollar or Euro dollar deposited between groups of London banks. It is an international interest rate that follows world economic condition and used as a base rate by banks to set interest rate. LIBOR comes in 8 maturities from overnight to 12 months and in 5 different currencies. Once in a day LIBOR announces its interest rate.

10 :: How Do You Keep Staff Members Motivated as Bank Branch Manager?

Management job interview questions about motivating staff or delegating tasks are common in management interviews. When you answer them you should focus on communication and team building, “I do my best to show recognition and acknowledgement to all employees that meet goals, which keeps morale high and employees on task. Also, when applicable, I keep tasks interdependent within the team, so that staff members require and encourage fellow staff members to complete their work.”