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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Baring’s business tries to generate between 3 and 6 percentage points of return above traditional nonbank lending, but Searles maintains that doesn’t come with extra risk.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Private credit loans are typically given out by nonbank lenders such as alternative asset managers, private equity firms, and pension funds.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Tata Capital, India's third-largest nonbank lender by revenue, offers a range of financial services, including retail loans, small and medium enterprise financing, corporate solutions and infrastructure lending.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
European banks that sharply cut funding to fossil fuel companies saw their business diverted to other banks and to private, nonbank sources of finance, which has soared in the past two years.
—David L Levy, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Private credit loans are typically given out by nonbank lenders such as alternative asset managers, private equity firms, and pension funds.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Tata Capital, India's third-largest nonbank lender by revenue, offers a range of financial services, including retail loans, small and medium enterprise financing, corporate solutions and infrastructure lending.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
European banks that sharply cut funding to fossil fuel companies saw their business diverted to other banks and to private, nonbank sources of finance, which has soared in the past two years.
—David L Levy, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Nonbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonbank. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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