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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James was charged in October with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Instead, this 225-year-old financial institution—headquartered in Rhode Island and also serving nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts—is named after the nation’s first president.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Japan’s biggest financial institution is working with an adviser on a plan, the people said, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are private and there’s no certainty of a deal.
—Elffie Chew, Bloomberg, 26 May 2026
The percent of hands-on-keyboard break-ins, meaning real human attackers inside a financial institution’s network, grew 43% globally and 48% in North America over the past two years, CrowdStrike reported.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 May 2026
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Instead, this 225-year-old financial institution—headquartered in Rhode Island and also serving nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts—is named after the nation’s first president.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Japan’s biggest financial institution is working with an adviser on a plan, the people said, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are private and there’s no certainty of a deal.
—Elffie Chew, Bloomberg, 26 May 2026
The percent of hands-on-keyboard break-ins, meaning real human attackers inside a financial institution’s network, grew 43% globally and 48% in North America over the past two years, CrowdStrike reported.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 May 2026
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 10 Jun. 2026.
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