#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:  pm#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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