lending institutions
Where mortgages originate
Lending institutions are organizations that provide loans—banks, credit unions, mortgage companies, and similar financial entities.
The term appears most often in formal or regulatory contexts: Lending institutions tightened their requirements after the housing crisis.
It groups diverse lenders under one umbrella when discussing credit markets, interest rates, or borrowing practices.
- subprime mortgageHousing loan for unqualified borrowers
- down paymentInitial sum toward purchase
- merchant bankFirm financing trade and corporations
- credit unionMember-owned financial cooperative
- community bankLocal financial institution serving area
bank · loan officer · credit check · interest rate · investment bank · private equity · Fannie Mae · retail bank · Freddie Mac · savings and loan · cooperative society · commercial bank · microfinance · loan shark
- lendingloans, borrower, approval, bank loan, loan sharks
- museum loansloan agreements, short-term loans, insurance coverage, indemnity, traveling exhibitions
lending institutionscharitable foundations
Entities funding public benefit
donors · benefactors · almsgivers · aid agencies · aid organizations
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