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nonbank en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + bank.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not a bank
   • CFPB also went after a Chicago-based nonbank mortgage firm, Townstone Financial, for supposed discrimination and to effectively censor the owner’s speech. 2025 February 10, CRA Staff, “Primer: The CFPB Should Be Shut Down”, in Center for Renewing America:
   • Many mortgages originate with nonbank lenders.

nonbank en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + bank.

Meanings

1. An institution, especially a financial institution, which is not a bank
   • Loan-making standards need to be subject to regulatory scrutiny, both at banks and nonbanks. 2007 September 30, “Things Go Better With Rules”, in The New York Times:

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