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.
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Benlevi was convicted of bank fraud, false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering.
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John Kelly, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Later in the century, as more parents began opening bank accounts for their kids, those became a typical place to park allowances, offering children an early introduction to the practice of depositing and taking out money, writing checks, and interacting with a financial institution.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
James, who has denied wrongdoing, was previously charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
Banks also have a higher ability to extract cost synergies, such as through branch closures, and less restriction would result in more buyers eligible for the large financial institution, or LFI, designation.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
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John Kelly, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Later in the century, as more parents began opening bank accounts for their kids, those became a typical place to park allowances, offering children an early introduction to the practice of depositing and taking out money, writing checks, and interacting with a financial institution.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
James, who has denied wrongdoing, was previously charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
Banks also have a higher ability to extract cost synergies, such as through branch closures, and less restriction would result in more buyers eligible for the large financial institution, or LFI, designation.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for financial institution
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“Financial institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20institution. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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