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  • noun Plural form of nonbank.

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Examples

  • That is because "nonbanks" -- lenders, such as standalone mortgage companies, that don't accept deposits -- also "have to raise funds in order to lend, and the cost at which they raise those funds will depend on their financial condition -- their net worth, their leverage, and their liquidity."

    John Tepper Marlin: Clean Up GOP Mess Nov. 4 2008

  • Most of the hedge-fund world is likely to follow it into oblivion, as Washington and other Western governments scurry to save their core banking sector, leaving the "nonbanks" to fend for themselves.

    Reversing the ‘Big Bang’ 2008

  • (OCC spokesman Robert Garsson counters that states are the ones that oversee "nonbanks" like Argent.)

    Mortgages and Madness 2008

  • "Consumers deserve the peace of mind that financial companies, banks and nonbanks, are following the rules."

    Agency Outlines Role Deborah Solomon 2011

  • Bloomberg News Elizabeth Warren says 'consumers deserve the peace of mind that financial companies, banks and nonbanks, are following the rules.'

    Agency Outlines Role Deborah Solomon 2011

  • Mr. Cordray, who plans to discuss his agency's goals in a talk Thursday, wrote in a blog post Wednesday that it would be "a top priority" of the bureau to get its supervisory program for nonbanks up and running.

    Obama Picks Nominee Fight Laura Meckler 2012

  • The pending Fed proposal technically would apply to nonbanks as well, but the document isn't expected to shed any more light on which firms regulators deem a big enough threat to the financial system to warrant sharing the new capital and liquidity rules.

    Lenders Losing Battle of 'Basel' Victoria McGrane 2011

  • Conduct yearly "stress tests" on large banks and systemically important nonbanks.

    Overseas Banks Pursue 'Living-Will' Exemption Suzanne Kapner 2011

  • Regulators have yet to determine which nonbanks fall into that category.

    'Living Wills' Due Next Year Victoria McGrane 2011

  • Jaret Seiberg, an analyst at MF Global, said he doesn't think the bureau is prepared to regulate nonbanks.

    Consumer Bureau Official Seeks to Ease Bankers' Fears Maya Jackson Randall 2011

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