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The funds that are deposited into a savings account can be withdrawn only by the account holder or by a duly authorized person or on the account owner’s request through nontransferable order.
The savings account can be owned by one or more people. Sometimes, the funds in the account are required to be kept for a minimum length of time while other banks might allow unlimited access to the funds. All this is very bank specific. Earnings from the savings account can be in the form of dividends as is the case of share type savings account or interest as is the case in deposit type savings account.
You can open up a savings account in any retail financing institution. However, you will not be able to withdraw the money directly by writing a check. Basically, a savings account allows the account owner to set aside a part of their liquid assets and in lieu they earn a monetary return.
In the United States, there are regulations in place that limit the withdrawal, payment and transfer of funds from a savings account. All banks comply with these regulations differently. Some banks prevent the transfer from happen while others will allow the transfer to take place but will inform the account holder if any violation of the regulation takes place.
Savings accounts can also be opened in a commercial bank, savings and loan association, credit union, building society and mutual savings bank.
All savings accounts offer itemized list of financial transactions either through passbook or through a bank statement.
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While you might think that it is very un-American like to seek better returns by opening a foreign savings account, it is not. The only issue that comes with foreign savings account is that it might be slightly difficult to find a bank that offers this facility. 
