Describe four ways in which a non-bank financial institutions differ from the commercial banks.
Answer:
-They do not provide current account while commercial banks provide.
-They provide long term loans while commercial banks provide short term loan/overdraft/ discounting bills of exchange
-They are not regulated by the central bank while commercial banks do.
-Non. Bank financial institutions provide loans for specific purpose while commercial banks provide general finance/ loans for a variety of purposes.
-Commercial banks create credit while NBFI do not .
-Commercial banks exchanges foreign currency while NBFI do not