Definition of nonbank
: a business that is not an officially established bank but offers many similar services
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Unlike banks, nonbank lenders typically don’t rely on branches or ties to local agents, which are traditional tools for capturing mortgage purchases.
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Loss of market share and profitable sources of income has weakened banks, and consumers are hurt by being driven to more expensive nonbank lenders.
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In sturdy financial systems, nonbanks help fill gaps left by banks.
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Today, that number has more than flipped: Nonbanks originate 73 percent of the loans, with banks' share dropping to 18 percent.
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First Known Use of nonbank
1935
Law Dictionary
nonbank
legal Definition of nonbank
: being, done by, or involving some entity other than a bank
- nonbank lenders
- a nonbank depositor
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nonbanking
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