building and loan association

  • 41loan society — An association of individuals formed for the purpose of lending money to its members or to others. See building and loan association …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 42building association — Same as building and loan association …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 43building society — Synonymous with building and loan association and used principally in England …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 44Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell — NOTOC Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Home Bldg. Loan Ass n v. Blaisdell ArgueDateA=November 8 ArgueDateB=9 ArgueYear=1933 DecideDate=January 8 DecideYear=1934 FullName=Home Building Loan Association v. Blaisdell, et ux. USVol=290 USPage=398… …

    Wikipedia

  • 45building society — building societies N COUNT In Britain, a building society is a business which will lend you money when you want to buy a house. You can also invest money in a building society, where it will earn interest. Compare savings and loan association …

    English dictionary

  • 46building society — building so.ciety n BrE a type of bank that you pay money into in order to save it and earn interest and that will lend you money to buy a house or apartment American Equivalent: savings and loan association …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47building society — building so,ciety noun count a financial institution in the U.K. similar to a SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION a. an office of one of these organizations ─ compare CREDIT UNION …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 48building society — noun British equivalent of United States savings and loan association • Hypernyms: ↑savings and loan, ↑savings and loan association * * * building society, British. a savings and loan association. * * * noun, pl ⋯ ties [count] : a British… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 49Building society — Nationwide Building Society is the UK s and the world s largest building society A building society is a financial institution owned by its members as a mutual organization. Building societies offer banking and related financial services,… …

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  • 50building society — A form of mutual organisation owned by its depositors and borrowers. Their original purpose was to take deposits and recycle these as mortgage loans for buying houses. However, modern large building societies have extended their role such that… …

    Financial and business terms