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A deposit account a savings account, current account or any other type of bank account that allows money to be deposited and withdrawn by the account holder. These transactions are recorded on the bank's books, and the resulting balance is recorded as a liability for the bank and represents the amount owed by the bank to the customer. Some banks may charge a fee for this service, while others may pay the customer interest on the funds deposited.

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  1. Puttit

    NSW Non refundable deposit

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  2. S

    VIC Private car seller refuse to return deposit

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  3. D

    NSW Car deposit

    Hi all,I have a rather finiky question. My son payed a deposit of 5000 dollar's for a vehicle I QLD. Now he's worried about the vehicle owner in QLD keeping his deposit if car not payed off in the agreed time.Is this possible?
  4. M

    Released deposit on residential property in QLD and cannot meet conditions?

    Hello, We paid a deposit ($65,000) on a residential property in QLD and released the deposit to help the ageing Vendors secure another property in a hot market. We then put our house on the market to sell. We were bouyed by the confidence of agents selling homes within 2 weeks. HOwever our...
  5. A

    QLD refunding buyer a deposit (private car sale)

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  6. ashleyjohn132

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  7. S

    NSW deposit on a dog

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  8. A

    NSW New Car Purchase pending Finance approval by private finance - refund deposit

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  9. Aaronnnn

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  10. B

    NSW Selling puppy / holding deposit question?

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