Building-and-loan-association
savings and loan association.
a cooperative savings institution, chartered and regulated by a state or the federal government, that receives deposits in exchange for shares of ownership and invests its funds chiefly in loans secured by first mortgages on homes.
noun
a US name for building society
noun
a US name for a building society
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