LearningMetrics Historical Videos
Take a look at these surprisingly relevant short instructional videos.
- Financing the American Family (1935)
- Using the Bank (1947)
- What Is Money? (1947)
- Banks and Credits (1948)
- What Makes Us Tick (1952)
- Working Dollars (1957)
- The Road to Better Living (1959)
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Financing the American Family (1935)
Topic: Maximum interest laws. No bankable security. Unprofitable consumer loans.
Family finance companies, Household Finance Corporation. Detailed, but pleasant interview.
Length: 10min21sec
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Using the Bank (1947)
Topic: Retail and SME banking as well as banking operations. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Savings, lending, checking accounts. Safe keeping. Security/collateral.
Length: 10min24sec
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What Is Money? (1947)
Topic: Following the journey of a five-dollar bill through many transactions, the film shows how money functions as a
standard of value and future payment, a storehouse of value and a convenient medium of exchange.
Length: 10min18sec
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Banks and Credits (1948)
Topic: Deposit accounts, credit, loan accounts. Banks' balance sheets.
FDIC $10,000, time deposits, demand deposits, checking accounts.
Personal credit, salary check, transfer of credit, cashiers check, bank draft.
Credit creation, note discount, cash reserves, Federal Reserve Bank Stock.
Length: 10min35sec
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What Makes Us Tick (1952)
Topic: Stock Market, Issuing Stocks.
Length: 11min35sec
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Working Dollars (1957)
Topic: Stock Market, Monthly Investment Plans.
Length: 10min44sec
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The Road to Better Living (1959)
Topic: Property Development, Life Insurance Companies, Savings & Loans,
Federal Housing Administration, Mortgage Banking, Construction Financing.
Length: 24min29sec