depository financial institution

Thesaurus

Noun

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depository financial institution - a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"banking company, banking concern, bankfinancial institution, financial organisation, financial organization - an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assetsbanking industry, banking system - banks collectivelycredit union - a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savingsFederal Reserve Bank, reserve bank - one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their regionagent bank - a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bankcommercial bank, full service bank - a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the publicstate bank - a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal governmentagent bank, lead bank - a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interestsmember bank - a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve Systemmerchant bank, acquirer - a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing feeacquirer - a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stockthrift institution - a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buyingHome Loan Bank - one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region