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+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from datetime import date
+
+class CustomerBase(BaseModel):
+    full_name: str
+    email: str
+    phone: str
+    home_branch_id: int
+    customer_since: date
+
+class Customer(CustomerBase):
+    customer_id: int
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
+
+class AccountBase(BaseModel):
+    customer_id: int
+    account_type: str
+    open_date: date
+    balance: float
+
+class Account(AccountBase):
+    account_id: int
+    account_number: str
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True