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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Bank impersonation calls typically begin with a text that looks like a fraud alert from a financial institution.
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Three Israeli airstrikes have recently hit the village, which is about 30 miles southeast of Beirut, including an attack on a financial institution associated with Hezbollah that damaged a nearby school, according to Barakeh.
—Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Lauer, who was indicted in 2023, pled guilty in October to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, 12 counts of bank fraud and 10 counts of wire fraud affecting a financial institution, a week before a trial against him was scheduled to start.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Security sources in Lebanon said Israeli airstrikes hit five branches of a financial institution run by Hezbollah, Al-Qard Al-Hassan.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Three Israeli airstrikes have recently hit the village, which is about 30 miles southeast of Beirut, including an attack on a financial institution associated with Hezbollah that damaged a nearby school, according to Barakeh.
—Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Lauer, who was indicted in 2023, pled guilty in October to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, 12 counts of bank fraud and 10 counts of wire fraud affecting a financial institution, a week before a trial against him was scheduled to start.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Security sources in Lebanon said Israeli airstrikes hit five branches of a financial institution run by Hezbollah, Al-Qard Al-Hassan.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Financial institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20institution. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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