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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And a grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James last week on one count of bank fraud and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution.
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NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to headline her first political rally since the Department of Justice indicted her on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The company has more than a century of experience as a financial institution and a reputation for superior customer service.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
The indictment filed Thursday charges James with two counts, bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution, centering on her 2020 purchase and subsequent use of a property in Norfolk, Va.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to headline her first political rally since the Department of Justice indicted her on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The company has more than a century of experience as a financial institution and a reputation for superior customer service.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
The indictment filed Thursday charges James with two counts, bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution, centering on her 2020 purchase and subsequent use of a property in Norfolk, Va.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Financial institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20institution. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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