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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James pleaded not guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution.
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Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
James, at her arraignment, pleaded not guilty to one count each of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
How does a financial institution, miles away from the dispensary floor, ensure its client is not selling to minors?
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
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.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
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Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
James, at her arraignment, pleaded not guilty to one count each of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
How does a financial institution, miles away from the dispensary floor, ensure its client is not selling to minors?
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
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.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Financial institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20institution. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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