nonbank

noun

non·​bank ˌnän-ˈbaŋk How to pronounce nonbank (audio)
often attributive
: a business that is not an officially established bank but offers many similar services

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The highest-ranking traditional bank, Bank of America, came in at No. 3, sandwiched between two nonbank lenders, online giant Rocket Mortgage and Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024 For one thing, financiers are increasingly performing riskier activities through nonbank financial institutions, such as insurance companies and private equity firms, which face less scrutiny. Gillian Tett, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019 So at the same time as investors have been seeking investments outside the public markets, there has been a resounding demand for private credit from nonbank institutions. Christian Faes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Big Deal Debt from nonbank lenders is less likely to appear on the books of private companies seeking bankruptcy protection in U.S. courts this year, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence report. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonbank 

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonbank was in 1935

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“Nonbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonbank. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

nonbank

adjective
non·​bank
ˌnän-ˈbaŋk
: being, done by, or involving some entity other than a bank
nonbank lenders
a nonbank depositor
nonbanking adjective
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