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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Only one major financial institution is currently investing in a presence downtown, defined as the area circumscribed by I-35, I-30, I-45 and Woodall Rogers Freeway. Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026 Consider all the disparate data about a customer that a full-service financial institution has about a customer. Geoff Green, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025 James was charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 Although the loan’s legality is contested, the occurrence of a transaction between a far-right campaign and a financial institution embedded in Orban’s patronage network is significant. Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 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 15 Jan. 2026.

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