#financial_institution__financialinstitution__financial_organization__financialorganization an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
supertype: institution__establishment an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
instance: Federal_Home_Loan_Bank_System
subtype: giro a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so
subtype: clearing_house a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted
subtype: lending_institution__lendinginstitution a financial institution that makes loans
subtype: central_bank__centralbank a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government
subtype: European_Central_Bank the central bank of those members of the European Union who share a common currency; "The European Central Bank is Europe's equivalent of the Federal Reserve"
instance: Federal_Reserve_System__Federal_Reserve__Fed Bank_of_England Bundesbank Bank_of_Japan
subtype: foundation.financial_institution an institution supported by an endowment
subtype: charity.foundation a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
subtype: philanthropic_foundation__philanthropicfoundation a foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc.
subtype: private_foundation__privatefoundation a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public
subtype: public_charity a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)
subtype: acquirer.financial_institution the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
subtype: nondepository_financial_institution__nondepositoryfinancialinstitution a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance
subtype: brokerage_firm__brokeragefirm__brokerage__securities_firm a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
subtype: bucket_shop.brokerage_firm__bucketshop an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm
subtype: marriage_brokerage__marriage_mart a business that arranges marriage contracts
subtype: insurance_company__insurancecompany__insurance_firm__insurancefirm__insuranceunderwriter__insurer a financial institution that sells insurance
instance: Suncorp_Metway (pm)
subtype: pension_fund__pensionfund a financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees
subtype: investment_company__investment_trust__investment_firm__fund a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
subtype: hedge_fund__hedgefund a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such a short-selling and heavy leveraging
subtype: mutual_fund__open-end_fund__open-end_investment_company a regulated investment company that regularly sells and redeems its shares
subtype: index_fund__indexfund a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index
subtype: closed-end_fund__closed-end_investment_company a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market
subtype: face-amount_certificate_company a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date
subtype: Real_Estate_Investment_Trust__REIT an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate asssets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market
subtype: unit_investment_trust__unit_trust a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000"
subtype: nondiscretionary_trust__fixed_investment_trust an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized
subtype: finance_company a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses
subtype: consumer_finance_company__small_loan_company a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan
subtype: industrial_bank__industrial_loan_company a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers
subtype: captive_finance_company__captivefinancecompany a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products
subtype: sales_finance_company__salesfinancecompany a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants
subtype: commercial_finance_company__commercial_credit_company a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers
subtype: depository_financial_institution__bank__banking_concern__bankingconcern__banking_company__bankingcompany a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"
subtype: credit_union a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings
subtype: agent_bank__agentbank a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank
subtype: commercial_bank__full_service_bank a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public
subtype: national_bank a commercial bank chartered by the federal government
subtype: state_bank__statebank a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government
subtype: lead_bank__agent_bank__agentbank a bank named by a multi-bank lending syndicate to protect their interests
subtype: member_bank a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System
subtype: merchant_bank__acquirer a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
subtype: acquirer.depository_financial_institution a bank gaining financial control over another financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
subtype: thrift_institution a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying
subtype: savings_and_loan_association__savings_and_loan__savingsandloan a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages
subtype: building_society British equivalent of United States savings and loan association
subtype: savings_bank__savingsbank a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
subtype: mutual_savings_bank__MSB a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees
subtype: federal_savings_bank__federalsavingsbank__FSB a federally chartered savings bank
instance: Federal_Reserve_Bank__reserve_bank__reservebank Home_Loan_Bank
subtype: trust_company__trustcompany__trust_corporation__trustcorporation an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services
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