national bank

noun

1
2
: a bank operating under federal charter and supervision

Examples of national bank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Our methodology To determine the best MBA student loans, CNBC Select compared private student loan funding from national banks, credit unions and online lenders. Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024 The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago and naming Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul as defendant, specifically argues that the Illinois law should not be enacted in part because it is preempted by federal law for national banks. Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024 Our methodology To determine the best medical school student loans, CNBC Select analyzed and compared private student loan funding from national banks, credit unions and online lenders. Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 July 2024 Truist is a national bank with branches all over, including in Northern Kentucky US Bank ATMs are working and customers can use their mobile banking app. Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for national bank 

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Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of national bank was in 1736

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“National bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20bank. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

national bank

noun
: a commercial bank organized under laws passed by Congress and chartered by the federal government

Legal Definition

national bank

see bank

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