nonbank

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ bank.

Adjective

nonbank (not comparable)

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

Noun

nonbank (plural nonbanks)

  1. An institution, especially a financial institution, which is not a bank
    • 2007 September 30, “Things Go Better With Rules”, in The New York Times‎[2]:
      Loan-making standards need to be subject to regulatory scrutiny, both at banks and nonbanks.
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