savings and loan association

noun

Definition of savings and loan association

: a cooperative association organized to hold savings of members in the form of dividend-bearing shares and to invest chiefly in home mortgage loans

— called also savings and loan

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According to The Washington Post, James McDougal engaged in fraudulent activity with a small savings and loan association, as well as a small business investment firm, which cost taxpayers $73 million. — Danielle Corcione, Teen Vogue, "President Bill Clinton's Impeachment and Ties to Monica Lewinsky, Explained," 19 Jan. 2018

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The first known use of savings and loan association was in 1887

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savings and loan association

noun

English Language Learners Definition of savings and loan association

: a business that is like a bank and that holds and invests the money saved by its members and makes loans to home buyers

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savings and loan association

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Legal Definition of savings and loan association

: a cooperative association organized to hold savings of members in the form of dividend-bearing shares and to invest chiefly in home mortgage loans

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