Own house? Where is Bank?

The last time i played a MMORPG was Ultima Online. I was sick of paying for the monthly, so i finally got into playing MMORPG again thanks to GW.. But one thing i noticed is that i can't seem to find a bank where i can store my items. Is there a bank in GW? Also can players own a house? In UO you could even own a Castle where you can store all your goodies... Just wondering... i sure would hate to have to carry around all my items everywhere i go. Thanks!

no houses
in post sear there are vaults tied to your account with 20 slots for trading among your characters
one time cost of 50/character

You can use Vault's as Banks.

And stop comparing. ;-;