nonbank
noun
non·bank
ˌnän-ˈbaŋk 
often attributive
: a business that is not an officially established bank but offers many similar services
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Passed in July 2025, the GENIUS Act provided a federal framework that specifically defines payment stablecoins and outlines how financial institutions, credit unions and nonbanks can use them.
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Daniel Webber,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Treasury itself uses the same method to transfer funds — as do a growing number of nonbanks, which banks have warned could also expose the systems to risk.
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Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
Banks have sought to distance themselves from their less regulated nonbank rivals.
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Katanga Johnson,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Private credit, also known as direct lending, is a catch-all term for lending done by nonbank institutions.
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Hugh Son,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Webber,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Treasury itself uses the same method to transfer funds — as do a growing number of nonbanks, which banks have warned could also expose the systems to risk.
—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
Banks have sought to distance themselves from their less regulated nonbank rivals.
—
Katanga Johnson,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Private credit, also known as direct lending, is a catch-all term for lending done by nonbank institutions.
—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Nonbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonbank. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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