financial institution

noun

: a company that deals with money (as a bank, savings and loan, credit union, etc.)
You can get a loan at a financial institution.

Examples of financial institution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cox, 60, previously pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, one count of financial institution fraud, and one count of campaign contribution fraud. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024 Be sure to contact the issuing financial institution to add a travel notification. Janelle Holland, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024 Jose Prado-Valero, 35, will serve 33 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to financial institution fraud. Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2024 The office is required to investigate and give the financial institution 90 days to respond. Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024 These on-staff experts represent the top tier of the teams that make up most banks’ wealth management divisions—units that nearly every financial institution has described to shareholders on recent earnings calls as a future area of growth. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024 Likewise, Worldpay gains ongoing access to FIS’s financial institution clients, supporting its expansion in the banking sector. Joe Cornell, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 The clip was even shot in Paris, France, not the country where the bank is located...but all the media attention that having Madonna appear in an ad will certainly be an upside to this partnership for the financial institution. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 And most builders or sellers won’t accept an offer without a buyer preapproval letter from a financial institution. Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024

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“Financial institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20institution. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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