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THRIFT INSTITUTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thrift institution
1, record 1, English, thrift%20institution
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depository financial institution whose primary function is promoting personal savings (thrift) and home ownership through mortgage lending. Thrift institutions hold most of their assets in mortgages and collect most of their deposits from consumers. Savings and Loan Associations, Savings Banks, and Credit Unions are all considered thrift institutions. Thrift institutions, at one time restricted to mortgage lending, have gained parity with commercial banks over the last 20 years and many thrifts offer the same range of nonmortgage credit services - credit cards, auto loans, home equity loans, and business loans - available from commercial banks. 2, record 1, English, - thrift%20institution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- institution d'épargne
1, record 1, French, institution%20d%27%C3%A9pargne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terme générique «thrift institution» (institution d'épargne) est une réalité du système financier américain qui englobe les Credits Unions, les Savings Banks et les Savings and Loan Associations. 2, record 1, French, - institution%20d%27%C3%A9pargne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- institución de ahorro
1, record 1, Spanish, instituci%C3%B3n%20de%20ahorro
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- institución de fomento del ahorro 1, record 1, Spanish, instituci%C3%B3n%20de%20fomento%20del%20ahorro
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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